Wonderful quotes and sayings

Beautiful words by great and famous people that illuminate life

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
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.

We all get stuck sometimes, feel like our hearts are about to break, and stumble often in life.

Even when you’ve decided to move forward, you may still find yourself worrying and wavering.

In those moments, remember the wonderful words from the great and famous figures we’re introducing today.

These are quotes you’ll want to recall in many situations—dreams, love, relationships, and more.

They’re also perfect words to share with a friend or someone who’s feeling down, so be sure to check them out!

Beautiful words by great and famous people that illuminate life (1–10)

Without passion, no energy is born. Without energy, it’s the same as having nothing.NEW!

If you want to accomplish something, you need to pursue it with passion.

Without passion, you won’t feel motivated, and there’s no way you can keep running all the way to the goal.

That passion is the very energy that drives action.

If you can’t find passion, even exceptional talent or ability won’t be fully utilized.

If you want to achieve something great or live a fulfilling, wonderful life, please find something that ignites your passion.

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In life, there is no such thing as being frozen forever. Winter will inevitably turn into spring, and when the time comes, beautiful flowers will bloom.NEW!Joseph Murphy

Joseph Murphy, an Irish clergyman, advocated the laws of the subconscious mind.

He published several self-help books, including “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” (also known as “How to Succeed While You Sleep”).

This quote leaves a very positive impression.

Just as the seasons inevitably change, the bad things in life don’t last forever.

Thinking this way gives us hope for the future.

Especially during tough times, why not look around you and try turning small changes into sources of joy?

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In the new year, even small things are fine—let’s set tasks for ourselves one by one and keep to them. Isn’t that the shortcut to building what we call our true selves?NEW!Kazuko Watanabe

This is a famous quote by Kazuko Watanabe, a Catholic nun.

Life refers to the time we have spent so far—but then, what is our true self? When we think about it, it’s difficult, isn’t it? She suggests a shortcut to creating our authentic selves: bring change to yourself.

It could be habits in daily life or goals for your life—anything is fine.

What matters is expanding your own potential and discovering what is important to you.

The accumulation of that may, before you know it, become your true self.

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Wonderful words by great and famous people that illuminate life (11–20)

No dream is too big, and no challenge is too great.NEW!

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No dream is too big, and no challenge is too great.NEW!

When you paint a dream or try to take on a challenge, if the goal is too big or the finish line seems too far away, people may ask, “Can you really do it?” If you lack confidence, that one comment might make you think, “Maybe it’s impossible for me,” and leave you feeling discouraged.

In moments like that, remember this quote! Even we ourselves don’t know how far we’ll go.

We won’t have the answer until the day our lives end.

That’s exactly why we should dream big and take on big challenges—so we can see just how far we can go.

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The future is not something you predict; it’s something you make possible yourself.NEW!Saint-Exupéry

The future is not what you predict, but what you make possible yourself.

The future is not something you predict; it’s something you make possible yourself. NEW! Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Saint-Exupéry, who was both a pilot and a novelist, is loved around the world for his book The Little Prince.

This famous quote carries a powerful message: the future is not something to be predicted and decided in advance, but something to be opened up and realized through our own efforts.

It’s important to consider “What will happen?”, but the results of predictions do not become the future as they are.

Because the future can change in countless ways depending on us, let’s take proactive action to get even a little closer to the future we envision.

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If it doesn’t get dark, you can’t see the stars.Charles Beard

You can’t see the stars unless it gets dark.

If it doesn’t get dark, you can’t see the stars. — Charles Beard

You can’t see the stars unless it gets dark around you, right? In other words, darkness isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it’s a necessary condition for seeing the stars.

In that vein, the American historian Charles Beard tells us that even when circumstances worsen, there are things you can see and realize only under those conditions.

He teaches the importance of not giving up and calmly observing your surroundings, because even in situations that seem bad for you, there must be something you can gain only there and then.

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If you can’t love yourself, how can you love someone else?Dewi Sukarno

[Dewi Fujin] If you don’t love yourself, how could you possibly love someone else? #quotes #wordsToEmpower #motivation #feelGood #liveJoyfully #life #worries #shorts

If you can’t love yourself, how can you love someone else? Dewi Sukarno

While Devi Sukarno has the background of being a First Lady, she has also left many words that resonate as a TV personality.

Among her many sayings, this is a famous quote in which she speaks about the relationship between love for oneself and love for others.

She says that rather than focusing only on loving others, it is important to first direct love toward yourself; a person who has no love for themselves cannot pour love into others.

It’s a statement that questions whether a kind of love that sacrifices oneself can truly be called love.

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