RAG Music - Quote Powerful words to cheer on a determined back… words that lift your spirits Words that strongly push you forward and give you energy 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.
If you’re someone working hard toward your dreams and goals, there are probably times when you run into difficulties or feel discouraged.
While not giving up is a given, it’s reassuring to have something that helps you get back on your feet when your heart feels weakened.
So this time, we’ve put together a list of uplifting words that stay close to a heart that’s about to give out.
From mindsets that help you get through tough times to reminders of simple truths we tend to forget, we hope you find words that truly resonate with you!
Table of Contents Words that strongly push you forward and give you energy It’s never too late to become the person you wanted to be. George Eliot When you are given a dream, you are always given the power to make it come true. But to do so, you must put in the effort. Richard Bach It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. Confucius A strong will to never give up becomes the steps that carry you all the way to the summit. Narumi Takahashi It’s not over when you lose. It’s over when you quit. Richard Nixon If you stay focused, you can overcome any obstacle. Warren Buffett Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Abraham Lincoln No matter how long it takes, that’s not the issue. What matters is having a goal. Eudora Welty I will defeat geniuses through hard work. Kisenosato Yutaka If you fail, you can try again. If trying again doesn’t work, think it through once more and try again. Konosuke Matsushita Our lives are worth only as much as the effort we put into them. François Mauriac You should have more faith in your talents and what you’ve done. Ichiro There are no solutions in life. What exists in life is only a force in motion. We have to create that force. The solutions will follow afterward. Saint-Exupéry What I want to tell people around the world is to make an effort. If you put your heart into it, you can achieve anything. Cindy Ngamba Don’t listen to others’ expectations. Live your own life and meet your own expectations. Tiger Woods What matters is not practice, but the passion for practice. Pelé There is no absolute champion. A champion is always a challenger. Kosuke Kitajima Believe in the 1% chance, believe in yourself, and believe in what you’ve done. Yuto Horigome Life isn’t for curling; curling is one of the things that make life shine. Mari Motohashi Effort is always rewarded. If there is effort that isn’t rewarded, then it can’t yet be called effort. Sadaharu Oh Doing things without changing what I aim for Ryo Ishikawa Don’t push yourself—take a rest. Recovering your energy is part of the job, too. Hiromu Arakawa We read “failure” as “success.” Katsuya Nomura You should be honest with your feelings. Hideo Nomo Failure is the mother of success. If you’re going to think, think big. If you’re going to live, live big. Do not avoid the difficult path. You must move forward if you want to reach your destination. Katherine Anne Porter You’ve got the wind at your back. Sweat is the highlight of effort; I’m shining again today. So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again. Walt Disney We must win/earn every single step ahead of us. Florence Nightingale If you think you can, you can; if you think you can’t, you can’t. This is an unshakable, absolute law. Pablo Picasso There is only one way to succeed: never give up. Jeff Bezos Life doesn’t end when you lose. It ends when you quit. Richard Nixon There is no piece that cannot move forward. Makoto Nakahara Opportunities to take on challenges are equal for everyone. Steve Jobs The mental strength to endure—to dig in with “One more step!” the very moment you think “I can’t go on”—cultivates an unbeatable power to overcome anything. Taihō Kōki Sweat you shed never lies Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Other people’s rulers and your own ruler each have different measurements, don’t they? Mitsuo Aida If you believe in yourself, there are no limits. Cristiano Ronaldo Chase your dreams—even if you fail, it’s okay. Things will work out somehow. Maya Angelou Let those who wish to leave, leave. Alexander the Great As you stretch yourself to broaden your horizons, it’s possible you’ll actually grow taller. That’s part of what makes life interesting. Saburō Shiroyama An indecisive leader can even be harmful. Yoshihide Suga Without passion, no energy is born. Without energy, it’s the same as having nothing. 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. Why not give it a try? Do you have anything to lose? One of the most important things is to never give up easily. Go your own way and let people say whatever they want. Dante Alighieri If you want to see a rainbow, you have to put up with a little rain. Dolly Parton If you firmly hold on to your dream and your purpose—what you aim for—then the way forward will surely open. Mahatma Gandhi As long as you keep striving without ever losing sight of a good purpose, you will surely be saved in the end. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There’s no need to look back. There are countless paths ahead of you. Lu Xun Laughed at, laughed at, and grow stronger. Osamu Dazai If you don’t give up, there will always be a way. Always. Sakichi Toyoda Trust others, but trust yourself a hundred times more. Osamu Tezuka I have never failed. I’ve only found 10,000 ways that don’t work. Thomas Edison It is not noble to be superior to others. Ernest Hemingway Not being satisfied is the best technique for improving your ability. Wayne Gretzky Obstacles before you are opportunities. By facing difficulties, you can grow. Kevin Durant To solve a problem, don’t run away from it. Jack Dorsey You only realize your own strength once you’ve overcome your anxieties and concerns. Serena Williams It’s never too late to start something. Bill Gates As long as you keep challenging yourself, failure does not exist. Mark Zuckerberg Nothing is impossible. Muhammad Ali 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 Don’t rush. But don’t give up. Shigeta Saitō Do not fear change. It is part of growth. Elon Musk Only one thing is needed: to believe you can do it. Anthony Robbins To challenge yourself is to grow. LeBron James Fall down seven times, get up eight. Even if my life is a losing battle, I want to fight until the very end. Vincent van Gogh God doesn’t want us to succeed; He just wants us to try. Mother Teresa Just because you failed once doesn’t mean everything will fail. Marilyn Monroe In this world, there is a unique path that no one but you can walk. Friedrich Nietzsche Hardships are the best trials that forge me. Sanae Takaichi You can’t change other people or the past, but you can change yourself and the future. Eric Berne Do not rush. What matters is to keep moving forward boldly, like a cow. Soseki Natsume Life is one of two things: you either face it with courage, or you throw it away. Helen Keller To have been born into this world—that in itself is the greatest opportunity, isn’t it? Ayrton Senna Precisely because we’re serious, we run into walls. Shuzo Matsuoka If you truly fought for what is right, there’s no shame in losing. Katherine Anne Porter 98% of our worries are needless. Masahiro Fujimura If you keep looking down, you won’t find a rainbow. Charlie Chaplin Listen, the more scared you are, the more you should dive right into it. Taro Okamoto The secret to staying cheerful is to live with the firm belief that tomorrow will surely be better. Ryotaro Shiba Instead of seeking more than yourself, enjoy what you have. George Tokoro Live the present joyfully for the future, not endure the present for the future. Che Guevara The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer someone else up. Mark Twain There is never only one path in human life. There are hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of paths. Ryoma Sakamoto If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Walt Disney If you keep chasing your dreams and never give up, even the darkest path will begin to shine with light. Naoko Takahashi Let’s try to keep doing ‘just a little bit of effort’ every day. Naoko Takahashi Take the sky as a road, and see the road as the sky. Miyamoto Musashi Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Hideyo Noguchi Do not abandon the hero within your soul. Friedrich Nietzsche Do not anticipate difficulties. Do not trouble your mind over things that may never happen. Always keep sunshine in your heart. Benjamin Franklin If you ever hear a voice within you say, ‘You can’t paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent van Gogh The goddess of fate favors those who act boldly. Niccolò Machiavelli No matter how ridiculous the idea, the world won’t change unless you take action. Michael Moore ...to be continued Uplifting words (61–70) that powerfully push your striving back forward and give you energy To solve a problem, don’t run away from it. Jack Dorsey These are the words of Jack Dorsey, who launched payment services and social networks and has driven innovation in the technology field.
Drawing on his experience confronting complex challenges, he speaks to the essence of problem-solving.
In studying, too, we sometimes want to look away from areas we’re weak in or topics we don’t understand.
But problems you avoid won’t be solved; only the ones you face become your strength.
By looking directly at the cause and continuing to think, you deepen your understanding.
It’s a practical quotation that quietly underscores the importance of the resolve not to run from difficulty.
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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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It’s never too late to start something. Bill Gates Bill Gates’s words gently give us the courage to begin.
When we study, it’s easy to feel down because we think we started late.
But what matters isn’t comparing ourselves to others—it’s whether we can take a step forward now.
Even if you lacked motivation until yesterday, the moment you sit at your desk today, the story begins to move.
Regardless of age or circumstances, going back to learn something new is never something to be ashamed of.
Small, steady efforts create the future.
His words carry that kind of positive message.
The moment you feel “It’s not too late to start now,” you’ve already taken the first step.
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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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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 Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Panasonic Holdings and known as the “God of Management.” Don’t you think this quote resonates with everyone striving for something? Having the courage to try again even after failure may be the only path to success.
Not everyone possesses that courage, but those who learn from failure and make their next move are truly strong.
When you feel your spirit is about to break, remember this quote and spur yourself on!
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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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Do not fear change. It is part of growth. Elon Musk Elon Musk is an entrepreneur who has continued to take on fields many consider difficult, such as electric vehicles and space development.
What his approach conveys is that he values the courage to choose change over the comfort of staying the same.
In studying, too, it’s natural to feel anxious when you review your methods or tackle a new field, but that first step leads to growth.
You might fail, and the results may not be what you hoped.
Even so, it’s those who keep moving who can expand their possibilities.
These are words that believe in that forward-looking strength.
It’s a message that gently nudges anyone who wants to go just a little beyond who they are now.
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Only one thing is needed: to believe you can do it. Anthony Robbins Tony Robbins, an American self-help author, is a figure who shares his words with the world, specializing in the philosophy of success.
Here is a famous quote from Tony Robbins that conveys the one essential thing needed for success.
He tells us that the first step is to believe you can do it, and that holding firmly to that belief leads to success.
Within these simple words, you can clearly feel the message: keep challenging yourself without giving up, and keep holding on to your goals.
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To challenge yourself is to grow. LeBron James These are the words of LeBron James, one of the greatest all-around players in NBA history who has won multiple championships and MVP awards.
Having competed at the highest level for many years, he has continually set new challenges for himself.
In studying as well, facing unknown fields or difficult tasks can be unsettling, but that first step is the beginning of growth.
If you avoid challenges, nothing will change.
An attitude of tackling things without fear of failure greatly expands your knowledge and thinking skills.
It’s a quote that encourages growth, teaching us that by taking action, we can surely move forward.
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