Wonderful quotes and sayings

Quotes from great figures that give us the power to live

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There are many people in the world called “great figures” who have astonished others, created useful technologies, and moved people’s hearts.

In this article, we carefully select and introduce famous quotes spoken by such great figures.

We’ve gathered quotes from a variety of perspectives—ones that give you the strength to face forward when you feel like giving up, ones that help you take one more step, and ones that let you feel love and dreams.

You might even come across a quote that supports your days—and your life.

Quotes from great people that give us the strength to live (111–120)

Earthquakes will strike again and again. To prevent severe damage, we will build parks and roads.Shinpei Gotō

I would like to introduce a famous quote left by Shinpei Goto: “Earthquakes will come again and again.

To prevent great damage, we must build parks and roads.” From this saying, one can sense his conviction to protect human life.

Shinpei Goto devoted himself to the reconstruction after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, making present-day Tokyo a city resilient to disasters.

Immediately after the earthquake, he became Minister of Home Affairs and then Minister for Reconstruction to rebuild Tokyo, which had suffered immense damage.

Along with the quote, he conceived reconstruction measures, but at the time he faced criticism from those around him.

It is said that enormous funds were required to put them into action, and landowners opposed the purchase of tracts that had been reduced to burned-out fields by the quake.

Although his budget was cut, Goto poured his efforts into building a disaster-resilient city.

Thanks to those efforts, Tokyo became stronger against earthquakes than it had been in the past.

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Quotes from great figures that give us the power to live (121–130)

There is always resistance when you grow.Soichiro Honda

[Quotes × Music] When We Grow (Soichiro Honda, Founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)

There is always resistance when you grow. — Soichiro Honda

I would like to introduce a quote by Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda.

Soichiro Honda built Honda in a single generation and was also known for his unwavering commitment, as an engineer, to valuing the front lines.

Even as he rose to higher positions, he never changed that stance and continued to value taking on challenges.

His words, seeing work as life itself, still influence many people today.

Let us keep challenging ourselves without fearing a little resistance and enjoy our own growth.

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One of the secrets to success in life is to be prepared for when opportunity comes.Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, who also served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is often remembered more for his political career than for his work as a novelist.

This is a famous quote from a figure who made major contributions to British politics, expressing an attitude toward seizing opportunities.

It tells us that preparation is essential for success, and that being thoroughly prepared for the moment opportunity arrives leads to achievement.

Rather than merely waiting for chances, we should keep preparing until they come—words that also point us toward steady, continuous effort.

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There are many hardships in the world, but it is also full of ways to overcome them.Helen Keller

Helen Keller: "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

There are many hardships in the world, but it is also full of ways to overcome them. — Helen Keller

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Helen Keller was a political activist who, despite losing her sight and hearing shortly after birth, worked as a public speaker and author.

Her famous quote, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it,” carries special weight precisely because she achieved so much and is remembered as a great figure despite her disabilities.

The message that there are ways to overcome difficulties even when we face them can ease our anxieties about the future.

It is a quote that encourages us to take a new step forward without hesitation.

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Now is the time to act. It is never too late to do something.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who was active as a novelist in France.

His representative work, The Little Prince, has long been loved around the world.

Here is a famous quote from that great writer that expresses his view on the timing of taking action.

It speaks to those who have avoided challenges as they’ve grown older, delivering a powerful message that it’s never too late to try.

It tells us that the moment you decide is the moment to start, giving a firm boost to our resolve to do our best.

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What you always keep thinking about gradually becomes reality. Let’s always keep our thoughts on good things.Shigeo Nagashima

Here’s a quote from Shigeo Nagashima, known as “Mr.

Professional Baseball” and the Yomiuri Giants’ lifetime honorary manager.

Many of us have probably felt negative about everything when we’re down in everyday life.

But trying to take your next step while holding onto those negative feelings rarely goes well.

This saying may suggest that your feelings show up in your next actions and choices.

All the more reason to stack up positive thoughts when you’re feeling low.

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Do not listen to other people’s expectations. Live your own life and meet your own expectations.Tiger Woods

A quote that pierces Tiger Woods’s heart

Do not listen to other people’s expectations. Live your own life and meet your own expectations. — Tiger Woods

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Here’s a quote from Tiger Woods, a legend in men’s golf.

Tiger Woods has delivered results since he was a child and became a celebrated player who lived up to the expectations placed on a prodigy.

They say the reason he stayed at world No.

1 for so long was that he met his own expectations, not others’.

In everyday life, some of us may feel burdened by others’ evaluations and expectations.

These are words I hope you’ll remember at such times.

It would be wonderful if we could turn others’ evaluations and expectations into a driving force and learn to set—and meet—our own expectations for ourselves.

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