Superior strength is a sword that manifests one's will.

All happiness is built upon small efforts.

You shouldn't rely on others to help you determine what's good and what's bad. In no time at all, you'll simply be under someone else's control.

I originally thought I'd be an ordinary business man, but I really like art, so that's how I became a manga artist.

[He]said something that made it impossible to continue working for him.[The exact words were]You're fired.

No matter how long it takes or how desperately a person battles or denies, the truth always-always-makes itself known.

By self-analysis you can not change your character, but you may change your mentality.

When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you what that phenomenon is.

The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and that the true teacher is a learner.

Skill sheets, workbooks, basal reader, flash cards are not enough. To convey meaning you need someone sharing the meaning and flavor of real stories with the student.

Choosing individual stocks without any idea of what you're looking for is like running through a dynamite factory with a burning match. You may live, but you're still an idiot.

When you get up and say, "God, I want to thank you for being alive, I've got family, I've got my health," you're going to draw in more of the good things from God.

Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least once