Karate begins and ends with courtesy.

The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.

What you have been taught by listening to others' words you will forget very quickly; what you have learned with your whole body you will remember for the rest of your life.

True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour.

Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless.

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

No matter how you may excel in the art of Karate, and in your scholastic endeavors, nothing is more important than your behavior and your humanity as observed in daily life.

Spirit first, technique second.

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.

Beginners must master low stance and posture, natural body positions are for the advanced.

Your will to success supersedes all other wills.

The world is a merrier place to live if people do things more out of sincerity, not just out of formality.

I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.

Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei.

Whether it's from the books or the films, there are some people that will have a very fixed idea in their head. You're not going to match that. At a certain point, you have to accept that.

If you decide you don't have to get A's, you can learn an enormous amount in college.

We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them.

To be is to be related.

It's my custom to say something flattering to begin with so I shall be excused if I put my foot in it later on.

I don't think young men or women should feel pressured into marriage. You shouldn't marry anyone, in my opinion, who you have to try hard for.