In a world filled with causes for worry and anxiety . . . we need the peace of God standing guard over our hearts and minds.

In a world filled with causes for worry and anxiety ... we need the peace of God standing guard over our hearts and minds.

But this room looked like it had been decorated by the unholy lovechild of Barbie and Strawberry Shortcake.

If we don’t allow ourselves to experience joy and love, we will definitely miss out on filling our reservoir with what we need when. . . . hard things happen.

Is not this the true romantic feeling - not to desire to escape life but to prevent life from escaping you.

I lost many a role to actresses who couldnt do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science.

If the current birth rate, which is the lowest in the major developed countries, continues, there will be no Japanese. Who will pay the enormous debt?

At sixteen I get drafted. When I read the draft notice, I cry. Not because I'm a coward - I'm not afraid of anyone. But I don't want to kill or be killed.

Death promises nothing--not even oblivion.

Whenever I refused to follow my fate, something very hard to bear would happen in my life.

Failure isn't a problem. It's the fear of failure that's the limiting factor. You can't lose your nerve for the big failure, because it's the exact same nerve you need for the big success.