You must not for one moment give up the effort to build up new lives for yourself.

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.

A moment’s encounter can decide the direction of one’s entire life

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

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

No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve

Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.