Since you have to do the things you have to do, be wise enough to do some of the things you want to do.

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

The best vision is insight.

Presence is more than just being there.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

If you've had a good time playing the game, you're a winner even if you lose.

If my decision is wrong, at least I will have learned something new. There is always next time.

I always worried because whenever a drought struck, an accursed storm of blood always followed.

Why is it that the people who seem to have the most to say aren’t doing anything at all?

Not that I wouldn't have been equally happy to see the old buddies and see it all start up again that way. But this was more of a work situation, and a very good one.

Freedom isn't about having permission to do whatever we want... it's about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.

I didnt get arrested to show off my wild character. People say its a gimmick for all five of us to be different. Thats ridiculous.

To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.

All children have to be deceived if they are to grow up without trauma.

Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.

The road was frozen. The village lay quiet under the cold sky. Komako hitched up the skirt of her kimono and tucked it into her obi. The moon shone like a blade frozen in blue ice.