To look squarely at yourself as you are—that is strength.Taro Okamoto
Taro Okamoto's famous quotes
The artist Taro Okamoto, known for the phrase “Art is an explosion” and for his work Tower of the Sun.
Accepting yourself as you are—it sounds simple, but it’s difficult, isn’t it? It’s fine when it’s something you can proudly show others, but when it comes to your flaws and shortcomings, everyone wants to look away.
However, by facing and embracing that very self, you may find new hints for life and begin to see the path you should take.
Especially when nothing seems to be going right, try to have the strength to accept yourself just as you are.
Are you familiar with the famous quote by Johnny Depp, well-known as a Hollywood film actor: “It’s just a bad day, not a bad life”? When something unbearably painful or difficult happens, it can feel like you’re at rock bottom.
If today was a bad day, it’s easy to feel like tomorrow will be bad too.
But bad things don’t actually happen every day.
Today might have been a bad day, but tomorrow could be a good one.
And even if tomorrow is bad too, the day after might be good.
So it doesn’t mean your life itself is a bad life.
It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.Confucius
Confucius: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” #shorts
Confucius, who was active as a thinker and philosopher in China during the Spring and Autumn period, left behind a variety of ideas as the founder of Confucianism.
This is a famous saying by a figure whose ideas and words draw attention, conveying the importance of continuing to move forward.
Even when things don’t lead to immediate results, it is crucial to keep going; it tells us that not stopping our steps is what connects us to the future.
These are words to recall especially when you’re about to stall because things aren’t going well, or when you feel like giving up—words to turn into the strength to keep moving ahead.
Walls (obstacles) only appear to those who are capable.Ichiro
[Cinematic Quotes Collection] Walls only appear before those who are capable. / Ichiro Edition
Ichiro excelled in both Japanese professional baseball and the Major Leagues, and you could say he represents Japan as a baseball player.
This is a famous quote in which he talks about the obstacles he faced, a line that lets you feel the effort behind his many achievements.
Sensing a wall is proof that you’ve kept working hard to reach that point; precisely because you can see it, you can put in the effort to overcome it.
It suggests that it’s thanks to everything you’ve built up so far that the wall becomes visible, and it feels like an affirmation of all the effort you’ve made to get there.
Shizuo Takano, known for his career as a vice president at Victor, is also called the father of VHS for having led its development when he was a division head.
The following is a famous quote that focuses on the doubts he felt in the midst of his efforts, left by someone who made major contributions to such an important technology.
It conveys that feeling doubt is proof you have engaged earnestly up to that point, and that doubt can reveal how you approach things.
These words can turn the often negative image of doubt into something positive, and may serve as a reminder of a forward-looking attitude toward your work.
It’s okay, it’s okay—someday the day will come when we’ll get out of here.Banana Yoshimoto
Those unbearably painful, crushing moments—the feeling of being at rock bottom.
As we go about our days, we all run into walls like that sometimes, don’t we? How much farther do we have to run toward an unseen finish line? Is there even a finish line at all? When you’re seized by that kind of anxiety, there are words that wrap you up warmly: “It’s okay, it’s okay—one day you’ll make it out of here.” It’s a famous quote by the novelist Banana Yoshimoto.
