RAG Music - Quote An Unfailingly Positive... Uplifting Collection of Inspirational Quotes A must-see for those who just can’t stay positive! A collection of inspiring quotes to lift a heavy heart 10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminder kepiko Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked for 10 years as a kindergarten teacher and for 7 years as an after-school childcare instructor, then took a post as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I also engaged in activities that shared Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational play, working with many children. Afterwards, through freelance writing, planning, and editing work at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and conveying ideas. Leveraging the perspective cultivated in educational settings and my experience as an editor, I aim to deliver practical information—focusing on fields related to music and children—that values both input and output. Hobbies include instruments, singing, handcrafts, toys, drawing, traditional play, the outdoors, books, DIY, and crafts. Special skill: spinning-top tricks.
Everyone has times when their motivation dips, they stumble along the way, or they feel utterly crushed.
For moments like these, I’ve gathered some uplifting quotes.
By encountering words you’ve never known, you might discover a version of yourself you’ve never met.
Through new words, you may start to feel that the time you’re spending worrying right now is too precious to waste!
You might even think, “What a waste to keep worrying!”
When you want to meet a new you, I highly recommend listening to the words of many different people.
Table of Contents A must-see for those who just can’t stay positive! A collection of inspiring quotes to lift a heavy heart Whether you see the word “impossible” as a wall or as a springboard can change your life dramatically. Takuya Kimura Winning or losing is a trivial matter. What really matters is whether you gave it your all! Shuzo Matsuoka God doesn’t want us to succeed; He just wants us to try. Mother Teresa Don’t look for reasons to give up; look for reasons not to. Kazu Miura Let’s stop looking back at the past here. What matters is what will happen tomorrow. Steve Jobs Whether I’m happy or not is something only I can decide. Matsuko Deluxe No matter how many times a person fails, as long as they don’t lose the courage to try once more, they will surely make something of themselves. Konosuke Matsushita Fate builds a bridge of chance for those who put in the effort. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Walt Disney Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. Anne Frank All misfortunes are nothing but stepping stones to the future. Thoreau If you keep looking down, you won’t be able to find a rainbow. Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin He who runs away can fight another day. Demosthenes Think not of today’s failures, but of the successes that may come tomorrow. Helen Keller If you fail, you can try again. If trying again doesn’t work, think it through once more and try again. Konosuke Matsushita Instead of seeking more than yourself, enjoy what you have. George Tokoro Preconceptions turn the possible into the impossible. Shohei Ohtani It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. Johnny Depp Don’t listen to others’ expectations. Live your own life and meet your own expectations. Tiger Woods If you can’t believe in yourself, who will? Kei Nishikori A well starts out muddy, but if you keep digging, clear water will spring forth. Saburō Kitajima If you laugh, the world laughs with you. If you cry, you cry alone. Ella Wheeler Wilcox Unless one has eaten bread with tears, one cannot know the taste of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It’s okay to feel regret, to cry, to rejoice. That’s what it means to be human. Shuzo Matsuoka Today is always preparation for tomorrow. What you do today will surely come back to you tomorrow. Yutaka Mizutani If you can learn from failure, that failure is a success. Malcolm Forbes To solve a problem, don’t run away from it. Jack Dorsey What matters is not who you’ve been up to now, but who you’ll be from here on. Ella Fitzgerald When everything seems like a headwind against you, remember this: airplanes take off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford There’s no need to look back. There are countless paths ahead of you. Lu Xun Don’t rush. But don’t give up. Shigeta Saitō If you want to see a rainbow, you have to put up with a little rain. Dolly Parton Worrying is a waste of time. Worry gets in the way when I try to solve problems. If you admit defeat, you lose. Even if you acknowledge how bad the situation is, as long as you are determined to see it through to the end, a chance to win will emerge. In life, there is no such thing as being frozen forever. Winter will inevitably turn into spring, and when the time comes, beautiful flowers will bloom. Joseph Murphy If you believe in yourself, there are no limits. Cristiano Ronaldo You only realize your own strength once you’ve overcome your anxieties and concerns. Serena Williams As long as you keep challenging yourself, failure does not exist. Mark Zuckerberg Nothing is impossible. Muhammad Ali If you don’t give up on yourself, there is no such thing as ‘losing’ in life. Shigeta Saitō However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Stephen Hawking If you are tired, sit for a while on the grass by the roadside and watch the passersby. People will never go all that far. Ivan Turgenev Being alive itself is, by nature, happiness. Kazlaser Lately, terms like “winners” and “losers” are popular, but I think what really matters is whether you’ve actually gotten started. Eikichi Yazawa We do not laugh because we are happy; we are happy because we laugh. William James The only people who don’t make mistakes are those who do nothing. Theodore Roosevelt Sighing, “The goal is still so far,” is also part of the journey. Shigesato Itoi Limits never existed from the start. You only believe they do. Lady Gaga Life is like a broken bone: the place that broke becomes stronger. Chihara Junior 98% of our worries are needless. Masahiro Fujimura If you keep looking down, you won’t find a rainbow. Charlie Chaplin Just because you’ve been beaten down doesn’t mean you have to get discouraged. Even after all that beating and whipping, eggs still make a cake rise. Mary Johnston So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again. Walt Disney I really want to play soccer! Masayuki Okano If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy Because there is a premise of happiness, we are able to find unhappiness. Kazlaser Beneath mud and earth lies solid rock; above clouds and mist shines the sun. At the height of discontent, there is still fortune, nor is hope absent. Kanzo Uchimura Humans will end up happy anyway. Kazlaser It starts with imitation, doesn’t it? Ichiro It’s better to fail while having fun than to succeed while being bored. George Burns There’s no reason to think it’s impossible. If you don’t keep pursuing it, the possibility will disappear. Takafumi Horie Whether fast or slow, as long as you keep running, there’s a place you can reach. Koshi Inaba (B’z) After all, it’s Bakabon’s dad. Fujio Akatsuka I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Thomas Alva Edison To have been born into this world—that in itself is the greatest opportunity, isn’t it? Ayrton Senna No matter how ridiculous the idea, the world won’t change unless you take action. Michael Moore While there is life, there is hope. Miguel de Cervantes The stomach’s grumblings are a mighty thing. Kokontei Shinsho The wisest thing is to know what you don’t know. Kiyokazu Washida You can just be yourself. Mother Teresa If you have a shadow, it’s proof that the light is shining on you. Lady Gaga If it’s going to get you so down, you might as well toss away the source of your dissatisfaction. Tina Turner No matter how deeply your heart is filled with sorrow, if you keep believing, the dream you wish for will come true. Cinderella 'Cinderella' Beyond the clouds, the sky is always blue. Louisa May Alcott Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T. S. Eliot What it means to be poor… José Mujica Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me. Steve Jobs Live the present joyfully for the future, not endure the present for the future. Che Guevara So many ideas rushed through my mind that I managed to catch only a few. Nikola Tesla It always seems impossible until it is done. Nelson Mandela Life is beautiful because we fight. Pierre de Coubertin The best way to cheer yourself up is to try cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain If you work hard, will you be rewarded? That’s not it. You keep working hard until you’re rewarded. Lionel Messi Fortune may take wealth from us, but it cannot take our courage. Lucius Annaeus Seneca I reflect on what I should, but once I sleep, I forget it. Atsuya Furuta The secret to staying cheerful is to live believing that tomorrow will surely be better. Ryotaro Shiba If I can’t entertain someone, there’s no meaning to being alive. Hayao Miyazaki Because we developed self-restraint, humans became able to get along with others. Juichi Yamagiwa Turn an unfamiliar corner, and the journey has already begun. Eikichi Nagayama Believe that someday, your turn for a chance will surely come. Yasushi Akimoto Think about how to secure the final victory. Kuroda Kanbei There isn’t a single child who is a “bad kid” or a “naughty kid.” Osamu Tezuka Love the life you live, live the life you love. Bob Marley A person who can still brighten those around them when luck is out and nothing is taking off is the real deal. Tatsuru Uchida I feel that the effort I’ve devoted to one thing pays off. Mao Asada A must-see for those who just can’t stay positive! Uplifting quotes to cheer up a discouraged heart (31–40) Don’t rush. But don’t give up. Shigeta Saitō These are the words of Shigeta Saito, a psychiatrist who has supported many people’s hearts and conveyed ways of living through numerous writings.
When we keep making an effort, there are moments when we want to rush the results, but impatience narrows our perspective.
On the other hand, if we stand still and take no action, no progress can be made.
In studying, what matters is maintaining composure while not stopping your steps.
Even small steps, if continued, will surely move you forward.
It’s a famous saying that teaches us the value of trusting your own pace and persevering with tenacity.
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If you want to see a rainbow, you have to put up with a little rain. Dolly Parton Known also as a humanitarian, Dolly Parton is a leading figure in American country music.
Many of you may know “9 to 5,” the theme song from the hit film starring Jane Fonda.
If you haven’t heard it yet, please give it a listen! Hearing her breezy, no-nonsense words can make your own fretting over trivial things feel downright silly.
“If something bad happens, something good is surely waiting afterward.” How about switching to that positive mindset starting today?
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Worrying is a waste of time. Worry gets in the way when I try to solve problems. This is a famous quote that conveys Donald Trump’s drive to take action, emphasizing that it’s more important to act first than to spend time on needless worries.
It also expresses his own stance of constantly working toward solving problems, saying that for someone like him, worrying is a waste of time.
While worry can serve as preparation, there’s also a chance the feared problem won’t happen at all—so taking action should come first.
It’s a message that encourages those who hesitate to act, urging them to focus on action over worry in order to achieve greater results.
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If you admit defeat, you lose. Even if you acknowledge how bad the situation is, as long as you are determined to see it through to the end, a chance to win will emerge. If you admit defeat, you lose…
If you read just that part, it gives the impression of being stubborn and unwilling to give up, but if you read on, you can understand what President Trump is trying to say.
Admitting defeat means giving up on that fight.
Once you give up the fight, the path that leads to the future is cut off.
But as long as you don’t give up, there may be a chance to turn the situation around.
It’s important to acknowledge failures and unfavorable circumstances while maintaining a strong, unwavering heart that doesn’t give up.
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In life, there is no such thing as being frozen forever. Winter will inevitably turn into spring, and when the time comes, beautiful flowers will bloom. Joseph Murphy Joseph Murphy, an Irish clergyman, advocated the laws of the subconscious mind.
He published several self-help books, including “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” (also known as “How to Succeed While You Sleep”).
This quote leaves a very positive impression.
Just as the seasons inevitably change, the bad things in life don’t last forever.
Thinking this way gives us hope for the future.
Especially during tough times, why not look around you and try turning small changes into sources of joy?
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If you believe in yourself, there are no limits. Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has set numerous scoring records and won many titles on the world’s biggest stage.
Through strict self-discipline and relentless effort, he has always continued to believe in his own potential.
The moment you decide something is impossible for you, your learning and growth come to a halt.
Limits are not imposed by others; they are born from your own assumptions.
By believing in yourself and continuing to work hard, you can get closer to results beyond what you imagined.
This passionate quote highlights the importance of confidence that springs from within.
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You only realize your own strength once you’ve overcome your anxieties and concerns. Serena Williams These are the words of Serena Williams, who has etched her name in the history of women’s tennis.
The road to the top is never smooth; it is a continuous struggle with anxiety and doubt.
When studying, everyone has moments when they lose confidence in their abilities and feel like stopping.
It is precisely at such times that the experience of facing your anxieties rather than fleeing from them becomes essential.
Only after overcoming difficulties can you recognize strengths beyond what you imagined.
It’s a quote that accepts the emotional turbulence that comes with challenge and gives you the courage to move forward.
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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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If you don’t give up on yourself, there is no such thing as ‘losing’ in life. Shigeta Saitō When you’re overwhelmed by that sense of defeat—thinking, “I’m such a failure”—these words will surely help you.
They’re golden words from Shigeo Saito, a psychiatrist who was also an author.
The message is powerful: in life, the true ‘defeat’ is the heart that gives up on your own potential and growth.
Conversely, as long as you don’t give up, no matter the circumstance, you haven’t lost.
When you feel as low as you possibly can, I believe these words will be like a lifeline.
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