Quote by Daisaku Ikeda
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces nor are we vi

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

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History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom. – Daisaku Ikeda

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History
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There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. – Daisaku Ikeda

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From Caesars legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours. – David Cameron

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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past. – Hannah Arendt

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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy

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Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country. I dont know how much history young women today know about those battles. – Sandra Day OConnor

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We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. – John F. Kennedy

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Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. – William Moulton Marston

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The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man. – David Herbert Lawrence

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