Let us join our efforts toward building the unshakable foundations for a culture of peace.

Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.

Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

A truly beautiful person is one who is good at discovering beauty.

The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.

If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.

Hopes, dreams, faith and a sense of mission enable us to open up our lives.