Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind.

Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.

Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers of time and space and nationality. Exchanges in the field of culture can play an important role in enabling people to overcome mistrust and prejudice and build peace.

A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to live. Guarding others' lives, the ecology and the earth is the same as protecting one's own life. By like token, wounding them is the same thing as wounding oneself. Consequently, it is the duty of each of us to participate as members of the life community in the evolution of the universe. We can do this by guarding earth's ecological system.

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

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.