Quote by Daisaku Ikeda
Where there is an absence of international political leadership, c

Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction. – Daisaku Ikeda

Other quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others. – Daisaku Ikeda

Category:
War
Read Quote

I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society. – Daisaku Ikeda

Category:
Anniversary
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Leadership
category

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. – Jesse Jackson

Category:
Leadership

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately. – Bob Iger

Category:
Leadership

There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them. – Alexandre Ledru-Rollin

Category:
Leadership

There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle… There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership for surrender. – Peter Pace

Category:
Leadership

Random Quotes

Each act is virgin, even the repeated ones. – René Char

Category:
Perspective

To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure. – Honore de Balzac

Category:
Inheritance

We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved. – Author Unknown

Category:
Environment

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way. – Allen Klein

Category:
Humor