Daisaku Ikeda

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. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#change #destiny #enable #further #great

‎"Those who give up dreams, do injury to their own hearts and cannot possibly enjoy a profound sense of fulfillment in the end. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#dreams

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#humanism #buddhism

The economy is after all driven by people. No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm, a turnaround, revival and progress can be possible. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#economy

Human beings are inherently endowed with the power to bring out the best possible results from the worst possible circumstances. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#life

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

— Daisaku Ikeda

#elitism #leadership #leadership

If you become deadlocked,return to the prime point. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#life

[Love that would] break open the hard shell of my lesser self. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#love

Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#am #basic #belief #brings #democracy

Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#essential #extreme #extreme poverty #freedoms #humane