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One-line Quotes from Great Figures That Strike the Heart | A Collection of Words That Leave a Deep Impression

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Since discovering music during my school days, I’ve mainly listened to Japanese and Korean pop. I have experience writing articles for sites like Utaten. 2000s J-pop and 2010s K-pop were especially the soundtrack of my youth. With the mindset that “good is good,” I enjoy music across genres. Thanks to past work environments and their influence, I was exposed to lots of classic rock and kayōkyoku (Japanese popular songs), which may have broadened the scope of what I love. At RAG MUSIC, I currently focus on K-pop and J-pop. I strive to edit with a feel for the scene and an eye for hit potential.

Amid the layers of history, memorable quotes are born.

Often, the depths of those words carry the speaker’s feelings or even reflect their entire way of life.

Sometimes, words packed with hints—like the wisdom of our predecessors—can even save a life.

Precious words born from perspectives we can’t see ourselves, or from hard-won experience.

Among such wonderful sayings, I’ve picked out ones that are “simple” or just “a single phrase.”

Learning about the person behind the words and their origins will surely make you feel even more connected to them.

May they give you strength to live each day!

One-line Quotes from Great Figures That Strike the Heart | A Collection of Deeply Imprinted Words (51–60)

Fate can be changed depending on your effort.Shusaku Endo (novelist)

We often hear the saying, “Hard work always pays off.” The words of Shusaku Endo, a Showa-era novelist who was even a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature—“Fate can be changed, depending on your effort”—carry an even stronger force.

There are times when we feel tempted to resign ourselves to the trials awaiting us and the difficulties we face as something “predestined” from birth.

I feel that behind his words lies an emphasis on the importance of persevering.

Athletes and others who overcome what seemed absolutely impossible and succeed may, in fact, be changing their fate.

It’s a phrase filled with the gentleness unique to Endo, who so often portrayed ways of living in his works.

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Not being satisfied is the best technique for improving your ability.Wayne Gretzky

These are the words of Wayne Gretzky, hailed as a legend in ice hockey and the all-time leading scorer in NHL history.

They reflect his refusal to be satisfied with the status quo and his commitment to holding himself to consistently high standards.

If we focus only on what we’ve already accomplished, our growth—whether in study or otherwise—tends to stall.

By keeping our eyes one step ahead and continually seeking areas to improve, we hone our abilities.

A mindset that resists complacency isn’t about driving ourselves into a corner; it’s a force that expands our potential.

It’s an inspiring quote that teaches the importance of ambition and the will to improve.

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way.Yoshihide Suga

This is the motto of Yoshihide Suga, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary and as Japan’s 99th Prime Minister.

It originally comes from the words of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Lincoln had a strong desire to abolish the slave system that was widespread in America at the time.

Aiming to advance reforms against slavery, he sought public office, but he lost elections multiple times.

Nevertheless, he kept challenging himself without giving up, eventually won, and accomplished his goal of emancipating the slaves.

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Suga, too, did not come from a political family but from a farming household in a rural area, which gave him a strong commitment to policies such as regional revitalization.

Because he acted with such strong conviction toward politics, new paths opened up for him.

May we also engrave these words in our hearts and press forward.

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That’s fine—people should live their own way.Tarō Asō

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[Taro Aso] Do what you love rather than going to school and studying.Translation #Animation Quotes Collection
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It gently untangles the hearts of modern people who tend to be swayed by others’ values.

Everyone has their own environment and experiences, so it’s only natural that our ways of life differ.

There’s no meaning in judging someone’s choices as right or wrong; what matters most is whether that person is convinced and walking their own path.

If you keep conforming to the voices around you, you can lose sight of your own life.

Respecting others also leads to affirming your own way of living.

It’s a quote characteristic of Taro Aso, a longtime politician, showing the breadth to embrace diversity.

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One-line quotes from great figures that strike the heart | A collection of deeply memorable words (61–70)

Whether you like it or not, the world will make you realize that your actions come with responsibility. That’s what turning twenty is about.Tarō Asō

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Whether you like it or not, the world will make you realize that your actions come with responsibility. That’s what turning twenty is about. Taro Aso

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Taro Aso’s words speak directly to the gravity of turning 20.

While 20 is an age to be celebrated, it is also the threshold at which society treats you as a full-fledged adult.

The reality that if you’re caught shoplifting you won’t be shielded as “Boy A” and your real name will be published means you’re expected to accept the consequences of your actions under your own name.

As your freedom expands, so too does your responsibility—this starkly confronts you with the reality of adulthood.

Beneath the uncompromising tone lies the hope that you will lead an independent life.

It is a stern maxim that calls for resolve and strength of will.

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Only those who can love deeply can also experience great pain.Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy is a great Russian writer known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

This quote of his is something to remember when you’re heartbroken.

It’s precisely because you loved someone so deeply that, when you lose that love, you feel a pain as if you were being torn apart.

It’s proof that the person was that important to you, something precious and hard to lose.

It may become a painful memory, but I believe the experience of loving someone that strongly will help you grow.

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Don’t wait for conditions to be 100% perfect before taking action.

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Don't wait for conditions to be 100% perfect before taking action.

When taking on something new, we tend to spend lots of time researching, running simulations, and only want to act once we feel 100% sure.

But in reality, there are things you can’t know until you jump in, so 100% certainty doesn’t exist.

In the meantime, you might miss a golden opportunity.

Unfortunately, what gets evaluated isn’t the time you spent, but the results and outcomes.

This quote reminds us of the importance of focusing less on the time invested and more on what we ultimately accomplish.

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