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One-Line Life Quotes: Carefully selected words that gently nudge you forward

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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 as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
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Accompanist pianist × piano instructor × web writer. I began piano lessons at age four and, inspired by my piano teacher, decided to pursue music. I went on to specialized music programs in high school and university, where I discovered the appeal of accompanying instrumentalists and singers. Currently, alongside teaching piano, I work mainly in my home region of Aichi as an accompanist for flute, voice, choir, and more. Through lessons, my students often introduce me to trending songs, and my hobby is trying anything on the piano—Japanese and Western pop, commercial jingles, and beyond. Since 2021, I’ve also been active as a web writer, covering music and a variety of other genres.

The words of great figures—who have accumulated many experiences, wrestled with doubts, and taken action throughout their lives—are filled with wisdom for living richly.

One way to learn from them is by reading autobiographies.

But many people may find it hard to make time to read thick volumes packed with the intense lives of those who came before us.

So in this article, we’ve selected and shared some special messages from the famous quotes of various notable people that can serve as hints for life.

If you read them when you hit a wall or feel lost and unsettled, you’ll likely find your heart calming and your thinking becoming clearer.

[Life One-Liner Quotes] Carefully Selected Words That Gently Push You Forward (41–50)

Talent can change depending on how you choose to live your life afterward.Dragan Stojković

These are the words of a former Serbia international who also managed Nagoya Grampus.

I believe that even innate talent amounts to nothing if you can’t make it work.

What matters isn’t whether you have talent, but knowing what you can do and honing it—that’s the message it conveys.

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You only get one chance. That’s why I’m always prepared.Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri

Dunga, football coach

You only get one chance. That’s why I’m always prepared. Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri

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These are the words of the Brazilian soccer player Dunga.

Opportunities don’t come around that many times.

If you miss one, you might never get another.

If we can go through life without letting those precious moments slip by, it seems we’ll have a very fulfilling life.

When the moment of truth comes, we should make it count.

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The one who thinks it’s the beginning is me, and the one who thinks it’s already the end is also me.Federico Fellini

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The one who thinks it’s the beginning is me, and the one who thinks it’s already the end is also me. Federico Fellini

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These are the words of Federico Fellini, an Italian film director and screenwriter.

The words are very brief, but the moment you hear them, they’re a bit startling.

They make you realize that whether you do something or stop doing it, it’s ultimately your own decision.

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Those who do not learn blame others. Those who are beginning to learn blame themselves. Those who understand what it means to learn blame no one. I want to be someone who keeps on learning.Kazu Miura

Ken Hasegawa’s “It’s 8 o’clock, everyone get to work!” 457 — From King Kazu’s words

Those who do not learn blame others. Those who are beginning to learn blame themselves. Those who understand what it means to learn blame no one. I want to be someone who keeps on learning. Kazu Miura

Watch on YouTube: "Those who do not learn blame others. Those who are beginning to learn blame themselves. Those who understand what it means to learn blame no one. I want to be someone who keeps on learning. Kazu Miura (Kazuyoshi Miura)."

This is a famous quote by Kazuyoshi Miura, affectionately known as King Kazu.

Learning is growing, and when we stop learning, we can end up wanting to blame others.

It makes you want to be someone who keeps learning, just like Miura.

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If I can’t make it at 30, I’ll do it at 34—and if that doesn’t work, I’ll do it at 38. I’m never giving up.Masashi Nakayama

These are words from soccer player Masashi Nakayama.

As we get older, it’s easy to use age as a reason not to try, but this quote reminds us that never giving up is essential to making our dreams come true.

One word: respect.

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May music lift the burdens from your life and help you share happiness with others.Ludwig van Beethoven

[Moving Quotes] A Collection of Quotes That Can Change Your Life in an Instant – Beethoven 1

May music lift the burdens from your life and help you share happiness with others.Ludwig van Beethoven

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The German composer Beethoven left many famous quotes along with his music.

Beethoven, who was known to write letters diligently, is said to have cherished his friends and lovers.

Even from the words of the passionate Beethoven, who continued composing despite losing his hearing, one can feel a sense of warmth.

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Edison’s Quotes Collection

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.Thomas Alva Edison

These are the words of Thomas Edison, who invented electricity, something indispensable to our lives today.

Whenever we try to accomplish something, the urge to give up inevitably arises.

But his words, which frame that urge as a weakness, somehow stir a sense of frustration that dispels the feeling of wanting to give up.

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