Daisaku Ikeda Quotes

To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.

No better words than "thank you" have yet been discovered to express the sincere gratitude of one's heart; when the two words are sincerely spoken.

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility.

Stormy or sunny days, glorious or lonely nights, I maintain an attitude of gratitude.

We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.

We can choose to be grateful, no matter what. This type of gratitude transcends whatever is happening around us. It surpasses disappointment, discouragement and despair. It blooms just as beautifully in the icy landscape of winter as it does in the pleasant warmth of summer.

I think everybody should have the attitude that you can't allow yourself to be hurt. You avoid a lot just with that attitude.

My mom raised me to be a strong person.

...I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life!

Ten years ago, if you asked me where I'd be now, I'd have said F-ing dead. But I'm not dead. I have an awesome life. And I'm just very grateful. That's the one thing I try to convey. Gratitude.

Burdens become light when cheerfully borne.

It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.

I just think everything is a learning experience and every moment that you have that actually feels good inside of your heart is an absolute blessing and a gift.

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

I realised that I had a choice to either feel angry about not having arms and legs, or thankful for having my family, friends and my little foot.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

But tomorrow I see a change, a chance to build anew, built on Spirit, intent of heart, and ideas based on truth. Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong ideas of pride. I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.

Attitude, humor and action (persistence) will whip fears and rejection. Fear of failure doesn't exist, if you believe it doesn't.

Gratitude incorporates both the heart and mind, and instantly paves the shortest road to happiness.

After all, the seeds of depression cannot take root in a grateful heart.

You have to be strong. You have to know how you are, and you have to know who your partner is and you have to know who your friends, who your real friends are.

There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but there are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations.

I have to accept everything... I will be back strong.

I did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.