“To transform a barren wasteland into a verdant field, such is the unstoppable power of hope that resides in your heart.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“People don’t know their own possibilities . . . while all the time within them is the driving power of the universe.” ~ Mark Twain
“The Earth never ceases to spin. All life is dancing: the trees, the wind, the sea. Keep dancing for the rest of your life.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“Those who are full of complaint are not respected by others. Their behavior does not befit a wise or worthy person.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“The higher your flame of altruistic action burns, the more its light will suffuse your life with happiness.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“To ignore the absurdity of war will most definitely spell defeat for humanity. We must not live to destroy.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“Victory or defeat is determined by our entire lives. Do not dwell on every tiny setback in the course of pursuing your chosen path.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“The compassion imbued in your voice finds passage to the listener’s soul, striking his or her heart and causing it to sing out.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“How do you know when you really want something . . . your heart screams ”YES” so loud that you can’t hear anything else.” ~ Giannis Angelou
Steve Jobs’ last words, “Oh Wow, Oh Wow, Oh Wow!” Such an amazing man. How fitting. One can only imagine where his next journey leads.
“Devote today to something so daring even you can’t believe you’re doing it.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
“There is a vision for my life that is greater than my imagination can hold.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“We possess both a weak self and a strong self. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will most definitely be defeated.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“No good cause you make is ever wasted. Herein lies the inscrutable and mysterious nature of the Universe. Rest assured.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“If we develop a state of mind as resplendent as a magnificent palace, then no obstacle in life can destroy our happiness.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“Those who give up their dreams do injury to their own hearts and lives and cannot possibly enjoy a profound sense of fulfillment in the end.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“A fundamental change in our determination first produces a profound transformation in the inner reaches of our lives. Ponder this deeply.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“Idealism without balanced realism cannot bring victory. However, reality bereft of ideals will quickly sink into mere ugliness.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“A life without an ideal, a goal, may lack any difficulty but also would offer no joy of improvement–just a sad, empty self.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“Age doesn’t matter. Obstacles don’t matter. Winning is the challenge. Bottom line, inspiring others is the goal.” ~ Glen Allison
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
“In the fight between justice and evil, taking a neutral stance and being indifferent is the same as siding with evil.” ~ Daisaku Ikeda
“There is more beauty to be found in your own village than can be appreciated in a lifetime.” ~ Rembrandt
“The freedom of a person is priceless.” ~ Aung San Suu Kyi (Oct.12, 2011)
“Learn from your mistakes. Avoiding failure is not the goal. The goal is recovering from mistakes quickly.” ~ Chase Jarvis
“You have all your life to make art, but a month to make rent.” ~ Van Ditthavong
“People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ~ Steve Jobs
“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” ~ Steve Jobs
“You have to work hard to get your thinking clean … simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~ Steve Jobs
“You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” ~ Steve Jobs
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” ~ Steve Jobs
“It begins with your own awakening, your own desire for a life that’s not just lived on the surface but is rich and deep and high and wide.” ~ Oprah
“If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.” ~ Oprah
“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that he didn’t trust me so much.” ~ Mother Teresa
“It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.” ~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.” ~ Minna Thomas Antrim
“Getting there isn’t half the fun – it’s ALL the fun.” ~ Robert Townsend
“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” ~ Anais Nin
“Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.” ~ Albert Camus
“You cannot sit on the road to success for if you do, you will get run over.” ~ Unknown
“Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.” ~ Roger Ward Babson
“Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” ~ Oprah
“One of these days, I’m going to publish a book of all the pictures I did not take.” ~ Rene Burri
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. . . . most people only exist.” ~ George Orwell
“Strength does not come from winning.” ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss.” ~ Les Brown
“What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.” ~ Mother Teresa
“Discover you, what you do, and trust it.” ~ Barbra Streisand
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by discomfort.” ~ Arnold Bennett
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“A dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight . . . and one who sees the dawn before the rest of the world does.” ~ Oscar Wilde
“I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution.” ~ Wernher von Braun
“Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.” ~ Charles Franklin Kettering
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress . . . but I repeat myself.” ~ Mark Twain
“Everything you can imagine is real.” ~ Pablo Picasso
“Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves.” ~ Germaine Greer
“A man needs a little madness or else he never dares to cut the rope and be free.” ~ Nikos Kazantazkis
“One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.” ~ Minor White
“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.” ~ John Barrymore
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination.” ~ Zig Ziglar
“When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers.” ~ Napoleon Hill
“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe that it is possible.” ~ Alice In Wonderland
“The day you understand and accept that no one owes you anything is the day your winning streak begins.” ~ Unknown
“Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.” ~ Steve Jobs
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