From words of appreciation to words that spur them on: phrases to say to busy people

What matters is not avoiding a fall, but getting back up quickly.Shigeta Saitō

When taking on challenges, failure often carries a strong image of being something bad, and fearing it may even cause us to stop in our tracks.

These words by Shige-ta Saito, a psychiatrist and essayist, reject that fear-driven mindset and instead emphasize that what truly matters is the attitude of overcoming failure.

Rather than fearing that we might fall, we should focus on getting back up quickly, and with that resolve, we can truly learn from our failures.

His words teach us the importance of moving forward with courage and maintaining the will to keep challenging ourselves without giving up.

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No matter how long it takes, that’s not the issue. What matters is having a goal.Eudora Welty

Learning from Eudora Welty’s quote: the importance of having goals #Quotes #Goals #Growth

The longer it takes for effort to lead to results, the more impatience grows in our hearts, and it can even become a reason to give up.

These are the words of Eudora Welty, a writer active in America, who said that even situations that take a long time are not a major problem.

She tells us that what matters most is to keep our goals clearly in mind, and if we hold on to them firmly, they will be realized someday, even if it takes time.

Her words convey the importance of moving toward our goals, even little by little over time.

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As long as you keep striving without ever losing sight of a good purpose, you will surely be saved in the end.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Piling up efforts is important for reaching your goals, but if you focus too much on the effort itself, you can lose sight of the original goal.

These are words from Goethe, who was active in Germany as a playwright and poet, conveying the importance of clarifying your aim and then steadily applying effort.

When you can see where your effort is directed, you can concentrate your strength and move straight ahead—and results await at the end of that repetition.

His words prompt us to reflect on what we want to accomplish and what we can do to achieve it—on how we choose to move forward.

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If we were just one minute earlier, we could save one more person.Calvin Coolidge

Let me introduce a powerful quote from Calvin Coolidge: “If you are one minute early, you can save one more person.” Calvin Coolidge was an American politician who also served as President.

This saying—“If you are one minute early, you can save one more person”—was apparently an American firefighting slogan that was introduced to Japan when the American Red Cross used it in 1923 (Taisho 12) to appeal for aid following the Great Kanto Earthquake.

These powerful words that crossed the ocean truly strike a chord, don’t they?