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

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.

I’d be happy if I could devote myself to what I want to do and, through that, help others.Hideyo Noguchi

It’s the idea that by pursuing your own dreams and passions, you can also be of service to others.

Not only doing what you want to do, but doing it in a way that helps those around you—that, they say, is true happiness.

Coming from Hideyo Noguchi, who fought diseases as a bacteriologist and devoted his life to research that saved many lives, these words carry real weight.

It conveys that by immersing yourself in what you love, your actions can also become valuable to society.

Perhaps when dreams and contribution overlap, that’s when we gain a true sense of fulfillment and pride.

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Marriage is not about becoming two halves, but about becoming one whole.Vincent van Gogh

Although Van Gogh remained single throughout his life, it is said that he loved four women.

Yet none of those relationships seem to have borne fruit.

This quote—”A husband and wife are not two halves that become one, but two whole persons who become one”—conveys a sense of the weight he placed on marriage, perhaps reflecting his difficulty in reaching it.

A married couple are partners who share a life.

If they cannot understand and share how they will spend their days together and where they are headed, the relationship will fall apart.

In that sense, they need to become one.

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