[2026] Collection of One-Line Quotes from Great Figures

With ordinary effort, you can’t recognize an opportunity as an opportunity. Only zeal upon zeal opens the eyes that discern it.Konosuke Matsushita

[Inspiring Quotes] A Collection of Life-Changing Quotes in an Instant — Konosuke Matsushita 1

If your effort is only average, many people are already doing that.

So if you want to rise above others, you have to work even harder than that.

Ask questions without worrying about how you look, try things based on others’ opinions even if people think you’re a bit odd—those are the kinds of things that make a big difference.

We always overestimate the changes that will happen in the next two years and underestimate the changes that will happen in the next ten. We must not spend our time idly.Bill Gates

[Moving Quotes] A Collection of Quotes That Can Change Your Life in an Instant — Bill Gates II

The world is innovating every day at an astonishing pace.

Bill Gates teaches us the importance of looking at society on a large time horizon and scale, and of envisioning the future.

Rather than focusing on the next two years, we should consider what the next ten years will look like—what we ought to do in our lives, and what we should do each day to achieve that.

He seems to offer guidance for thinking along those lines.

If we were just one minute earlier, we could save one more person.Calvin Coolidge

Let me introduce a powerful quote from Calvin Coolidge: “If you are one minute early, you can save one more person.” Calvin Coolidge was an American politician who also served as President.

This saying—“If you are one minute early, you can save one more person”—was apparently an American firefighting slogan that was introduced to Japan when the American Red Cross used it in 1923 (Taisho 12) to appeal for aid following the Great Kanto Earthquake.

These powerful words that crossed the ocean truly strike a chord, don’t they?

Nature is an impartial and merciless enemy. Society is an unjust enemy with human sentiment.Soseki Natsume

Let me introduce a famous quote by Natsume Sōseki: “Nature is a fair yet ruthless enemy.

Society is an unjust yet compassionate enemy.” Natsume Sōseki was a Japanese novelist and scholar of English literature.

His major works include I Am a Cat, Botchan, Sanshirō, And Then, Kokoro, and Light and Darkness.

This line—“Nature is a fair yet ruthless enemy.

Society is an unjust yet compassionate enemy.”—appears in his work Reminiscences.

It’s a quote that encourages us not to underestimate nature and to prepare for natural disasters.

When you’re alone—truly alone—you accomplish what no one else could. So stay strong.John Lennon

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The days spent dreaming of something and chasing after it are, in fact, very lonely and anxious days.

However, with these words from John Lennon, many people may realize that precisely because of that, there are things we can do.

Has the phrase “Get a grip” ever resonated with such weight before? I hope these words give you a firm push forward.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.Nelson Mandela

It always seems impossible until it’s done. — Nelson Mandela, South African politician

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was a South African politician and lawyer who worked tirelessly to dismantle apartheid and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

When we try to realize our dreams, we often lose confidence and wonder whether we can truly achieve them.

However, his words teach us that everyone feels anxious and sees success as impossible until it’s accomplished, and that only those who push through that doubt ultimately prevail.

A person who cannot take any risks will never accomplish anything in life.Cassius

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Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) was a former professional boxer from the United States who also became the world heavyweight champion.

Whenever we try to take on something in life, it comes with risks.

Because of that, we often end up playing it safe, don’t we? When I feel the urge to take on a challenge, these words give me courage.