Daisaku Ikeda Quotes

It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.

A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.

There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux. Thus the question is whether we are to accept change passively and be swept away by it or whether we are to take the lead and create positive changes on our own initiative. While conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death, the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of spring, morning, and birth.

Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.