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  • Commencement

    I wish for you great things in the years ahead as you explore and question your world, and build upon your own relationships.

    Commencement Address by David P. Roselle: "Perspectives From a Life in Higher Education"
    May 21, 2006
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    I would hope that you listen with compassion … to the voices of the people, especially youth, and the desperate cries of the times.

    Founder's Message - 11th Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Calabasas, California | December 14, 2005
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    Your personal actions and your cooperative efforts will lay the foundations of the world where culture of peace reigns.

    Commencement Address by Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury: "Culture of Peace: In Our Lives and for Our World"
    May 22, 2005
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    Always honor the vows you made in your youth and forever stay true to the path that you chose to set forth!

    Founder's Message - 10th Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Calabasas, California | December 15, 2004
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    The courageous, dedicated efforts you make from today will be looked on by humanity a century hence as the first steps in a revolution.

    Founder's Message - Ninth Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Calabasas, California | December 10, 2003
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    Tap the boundless potential inherent in the life of each and every person, to help move humanity in the direction of goodness and harmony.

    Founder's Message - Eighth Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Calabasas, California | December 11, 2002
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    You don’t set out to win a Nobel Peace Prize. But I encourage you to live and work diligently toward that ideal.

    "What Kind of Peace Do We Seek?" by Dr. Michael Nobel
    Aliso Viejo, California | April 9, 2002
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    Language education is a noble undertaking in that it emboldens the human heart to soar high in the boundless skies of life.

    Founder's Message - Seventh Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Calabasas, California | December 12, 2001
  • Founders Hall and Peace Lake calm and blue

    Anger is like electricity. It’s just as useful and just as powerful as electricity is, but only if we use it intelligently.

    Community Lecture by Arun Gandhi
    Aliso Viejo, California | August 23, 2001
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    Daisaku Ikeda holds a crown above our heads with the hope that we will grow tall enough to wear it.

    Community Lecture by Dean Carter: "Growing Up Into Democracy’s Crown"
    Aliso Viejo, California | May 4, 2001
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