Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for!

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.

The experience of losing a loved one impels us toward a deeper understanding of life. Everyone fears and is saddened by death. That is natural. But by struggling to overcome the pain and sadness that accompanies death, we become sharply aware of the dignity and preciousness of life and develop the compassion to share the sufferings of others as our own.

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.

So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.

There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.

The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves.