Daisaku Ikeda Quotes

People feel happier when they feel like they're progressing. When they feel like something in their life is growing or getting better.

Success is measured by the memories you create.

For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life. But if we spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect - people we really enjoy being on the bus with and who will never disappoint us - then we will almost certainly have a great life, no matter where the bus goes. The people we interviewed from the good-to-great companies clearly loved what they did, largely because they loved who they did it with.

I just want to be happy, have kids, enjoy my life, help others and create some good work.

My life is better with every year of living it.

I just have a great life. I know great people. I've had great relationships - all different kinds of relationships.

Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

Contentment comes when you find the people, places, and events in life you were created to impact.

One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day.

Happiness is the joy we feel striving after our potential.

If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.

Prayer alone will not make a happy life. A happy life must be built. You must act.

Each person on this planet is inherently, intrinsically capable of attaining "dizzying heights" of happiness and fulfillment.

When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.

Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life.

I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.

When I retire or pass away, I will be able to look back and say that this has been an exciting life. That's all that matters.

The partner that you have is supposed to make you a better person, and when you're happy, you're a better person.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

I don't want to be 60 years old standing on stage telling some jokes. I want my life to mean something.

I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?

A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

The way I ought to measure my life is in terms of the others I helped to become better and happier people. That's the biggest thing to think about if you're not happy.

My life is so much better than I thought it was going to be.

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.