Guaranteed to move you! Memorable words by great figures and famous people.

As long as you keep challenging yourself, failure does not exist.Mark Zuckerberg

These are the words of Mark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook and greatly influenced the fabric of society.

Through a series of innovative challenges, he has experienced a great deal of trial and error.

When we try to avoid mistakes and failures in studying for exams or taking tests, we end up reducing the very act of challenging ourselves.

As long as we keep taking action, we learn from it, leading to the next improvement.

Failure is not the end, but a process along the path of growth.

This quote shows that a persistent spirit of challenge opens up the future and encourages proactive action.

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Nothing is impossible.Muhammad Ali

These are the words of Muhammad Ali, who symbolized an era as the world heavyweight champion and left behind many legendary bouts.

This short phrase embodies his stance of believing in his own potential without being bound by conventions or others’ evaluations.

In studying as well, if you decide from the start that something is impossible, the seed of growth will never sprout.

It is precisely when you face difficult challenges that a spirit of taking them on can change your future.

Even walls that seem insurmountable can, through steady effort, turn into realistic goals.

It is a famous quote that strips away preconceptions and gives us the courage to act.

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I’ve found what to do with my life.Shinji Ishimaru

These are words from Shinji Ishimaru’s final appeal as a candidate on the day before the Tokyo gubernatorial election.

Reflecting on his path—from leaving the bank to becoming mayor of Akitakata, and then running for Tokyo governor—he says that by looking closely at the state of politics, he came to understand what he needed to do.

He conveys that acting with a sense of urgency—feeling that things couldn’t go on as they were and that he had to do something himself—has led him to this moment.

It’s a message that not only speaks to this campaign, but also signals his resolve going forward: to devote his life, wholeheartedly, to what he sees before him and believes must be done.

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My inner self commands me to keep going like this.Vincent van Gogh

Speaking of Van Gogh, he’s known for not being highly regarded during his lifetime and for selling very few of his paintings.

He gained recognition only after his death, and many of his famous works—such as Sunflowers and The Starry Night—were painted in his later years.

One memorable quote he left is, “Go on as you are; the ‘me’ within me commands it.” Isn’t that a statement very much in keeping with Van Gogh, who lived his entire life as a painter regardless of how little recognition he received? Being true to oneself isn’t easy, but if you can stay steadfast like Van Gogh, you might just leave your name behind as one of the geniuses.

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Right now, both you and I are living in a future that someone risked their life to protect. I believe that, as those entrusted with this era, we have the responsibility to make the Japanese archipelago stronger and more prosperous, and to pass it on to the next generation.Sanae Takaichi

These words express the idea that the present we live in was left to us by those who came before, and that we, like our predecessors, have a responsibility to think about the future.

The line originally appeared in the film “If Only I Could Meet You Again at the Hill Where That Flower Blooms,” and the fact that it was quoted in a public setting suggests a resonance with political convictions.

The phrasing that we are the custodians of our era is striking, and it conveys the notion that history is connected in this way.

It’s a message that prompts us to reflect on how we should live in our time—what our predecessors left behind for us, and what we can do for the future.

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I can say with confidence that I did everything I could.Shinji Ishimaru

These are the words Mr.

Shinji Ishimaru shared at the press venue as he reflected on the election, at the very moment Ms.

Yuriko Koike’s projected victory was announced in the Tokyo gubernatorial race.

While the result alone shows he was not elected, he conveyed that he gave his all to what he could do and that he was able to leave clear meaning in his decision to run.

Another key point is that he was able to communicate his ideas to many people, and you can sense that this will likely have an impact on the future.

Because it’s a positive message about holding one’s head high, it also inspires the expectation that he will continue to give his all in his activities going forward.

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To be honest, even after the Reiwa era began, it didn’t really sink in for me—but I think the very fact that it didn’t is thanks to the efforts of the Emperor Emeritus, His Majesty, and so many others. I sincerely hope that this peaceful era continues.Kazlaser

The change of an era name is actually a very significant event.

In principle, it’s the kind of major incident that should bring the flow of Japanese society to a temporary halt.

Yet, Kazlaser says the transition from Heisei to Reiwa proceeded with an almost unsettling smoothness.

This was likely not only thanks to the consideration shown by the Imperial Family, but also because people across Japanese society toiled behind the scenes to keep things moving.

There are no blood-soaked religious wars, nor ethnic conflicts that take lives, in today’s Japan.

We ought to feel more grateful for our ordinary, everyday life—his words seem to gently teach us even that.