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“Becoming the master of one’s mind means having a sound compass in life and the bright beacon of faith. We must not be mastered by ordinary people’s inconstant, weak and ever-changing minds of delusion. To master our minds, we must guide them in the right direction. In that sense, the true master of the mind is the Law and the teachings of the Buddha. Shakyamuni vowed to make the Law to which he had become enlightened the master of his mind, and he took pride in living true to that vow. This is the way of life of “taking refuge in the Law” that Shakyamuni emphasized in his final injunction to his disciples before he died.5”
― Daisaku Ikeda, On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime: Commentaries on the Writings of Nichiren

“I therefore hope you will pray about your problems in front of the Gohonzon. When we take our problems to the Gohonzon and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, courage wells forth and hope begins to shine in our hearts. “Faith for overcoming obstacles” is the same as “prayer for overcoming obstacles” and “chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo for overcoming obstacles.”
― Daisaku Ikeda, The Five Eternal Guidelines of the Soka Gakkai

“She didn't know that the worst thing about a man wasn't his malice. It was his kindness, which he used in order to get what he wanted.”
― Amy Jo Burns, Shiner

“Why did Justice really always wear a blindfold? I knew now. It was because the cunning bitch had dollar signs for eyeballs”
― Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life