You might even find your motto—short phrases that leave a lasting impression.

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’re afraid of criticism, you can’t change anything.Sanae Takaichi

These are words Ms.

Takaichi said in an interview that express her stance on what politicians ought to do.

She argues that taking on major reforms is a necessary attitude for politicians, and that if they fear criticism, those reforms cannot move forward.

It’s a statement that conveys a determination to push ahead—listening to both support and criticism while steering politics toward a better future.

The very fact that she dares to say this suggests she is striving to change something.

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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?

Have aspirations and stay true to your convictionsSanae Takaichi

These words succinctly capture her guiding principles and approach as a politician.

Ms.

Takaichi has embodied the importance of maintaining consistent convictions through concrete policies such as strengthening economic security, enhancing education policy, and promoting regional revitalization.

For example, in her remarks on stabilizing people’s livelihoods and disaster preparedness, we can see a commitment to pursuing policy from a long-term perspective, unswayed by short-term trends or political pressure.

It is also a message that in our own lives and work, staying true to our goals with consistency can determine the outcomes we achieve.

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I just want to walk on my own two feet.Shuji Satomi

It’s a famous quote that reveals Shuji Satomi’s conviction as a doctor—not to lounge back in a chair after rising to a lofty position, but to walk forward on his own will.

His belief in standing by patients rather than climbing the ladder at a university hospital may seem out of place within the story.

Yet isn’t a doctor’s true purpose to save someone’s life? The quote reflects Satomi’s straightforward character while also evoking the deep, shadowy side of the unique setting of a university hospital.

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If you do it next time, you’ll definitely win.Shinji Ishimaru

These are the words Ishimaru Shinji delivered when he ran for Tokyo governor and, regrettably, finished second, speaking about his outlook going forward.

Taken just as the situation and the words themselves, it could come across as sour grapes, but when you consider what kind of campaign it was, you can sense various intentions.

A key point is the situation in which something initially considered to be at a disadvantage spread this far, and it also gives the impression of containing a rebuke of how the media covered the candidates.

With name recognition higher and his ideas more widely shared, it invites viewers to imagine what the outcome might have been if he had started from where things are now.

By referring to what comes next, it conveys a forward-looking attitude and builds expectations as well.

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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

I would like to introduce a famous saying by Kanzo Uchimura: “Beneath the mud lies bedrock; above the clouds and mist shines the sun.

Even at the height of complaint, happiness and hope are not absent.” Kanzo Uchimura was a Christian thinker active in the Meiji era.

Disasters can bring many hardships.

At such times, Uchimura left words he hoped we would remember.

It is said to mean that even when times are painful and difficult now, a stable and bright future surely awaits beyond.

He likens difficult situations to mud, and the bedrock represents the strength within us that lies beneath these serious problems.

Furthermore, he tells us that even when we feel or voice complaints, happiness and hope still exist.

Life brings all kinds of experiences, doesn’t it? Even so, we are reminded of the importance of maintaining a positive outlook.

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Nakajima Junko

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