I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.

Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.

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.

No one is born hating others.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.

The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.