Toda Quotes

#1. I saw a small bottle of cologne and asked if it was for sale. She said, "It's free with purchase." I asked her if anyone bought anything toda

Steven Wright

#2. Lack of wisdom does not make a fool. A fool, in the truest sense, is the man who regards his own misfortunes or those of others as a source of doubt or criticism of the infinite mercy of the Gohonzon.-Josei Toda

Daisaku Ikeda

#3. New York always brings out the serial killer in me. It's a great city to kill in. The best. You've got something like fifteen million people living cheek by jowl, and most of them couldn't give a damn about anyone else. No one wants to get involved. No one cares.

Stephen Leather

#4. The aura of his soul. She'd seen them before when she'd guided the dead. But she'd never seen one quite like this, darkness and light blending to a color and texture that was both frightening and beautiful.

Eve Silver

#5. Before healing others, heal yourself

Laozi

#6. Enlightenment, or true happiness, is not a transcendental state. It is a condition of broad wisdom, boundless energy, and good fortune wherein we each shape our own destiny, find fulfillment in daily activities, and come to understand our ultimate purpose in life.

Josei Toda

#7. I who have gone the gamut from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sunam qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of new consciousness now ... I have hopes for myself.

Gwendolyn Brooks

#8. Remember thee!
Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat
In this distracted globe.

William Shakespeare

#9. It is imperative to base your life on yourself, to take responsibility for your own happiness.

Josei Toda

#10. We don't love others when we find them beautiful, we find others beautiful when we love them.

Josei Toda

#11. Philosophy must never be divorced from action. Unless it is put into practice, philosophy is nothing more than an intellectual game.

Josei Toda

#12. Live your life in your own unique way and be true to yourself

Josei Toda

#13. When I was at school, most people were planning on going to university and becoming doctors or lawyers. I wanted to be a singer, and I was laughed at. It was tough, but I never let anything stop me.

Mollie King

#14. A muscle becomes weak if it is not used. To become strong, a muscle must push against something.

Billy Graham

#15. I am in love with stories. How they shape our lives. How they mark people who don't even know us. How they can impact us even when an event didn't exactly occur in our own lives

Katy Evans

#16. I am proud of Kirk. I think he drums to his own drummer in every way.

Lee Grant

#17. The Catholic hierarchy has become more conservative. What we don't know is whether [Catholic voters] will become increasingly conservative, or .. stay swing voters.

John Green

#18. I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it.

Ernest Hemingway,

#19. True greatness means that, even if you forget what you've done for others, you never forget what others have done for you. It means always doing your utmost to repay debts of gratitude. Such people radiate integrity, depth of character, bigheartedness and charm.

Josei Toda

#20. The fundamental goal of Buddhism is the realization of the peace and happiness of humankind.

Josei Toda