[Heart-Touching] Quotes That Keep You Going Anytime! Fiery Words That Push 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.

There are always times in life when things don’t go as planned and moments when you feel like giving up.

At such times, the words left behind by great figures and notable people can encourage us and make us feel ready to try again.

Words with deep meaning can stay close to our hearts and give us the courage to take a new step forward.

For those who want to keep moving ahead even in tough times, here are some wonderful quotes that can support your heart.

You’re sure to find words that will gently give you a push forward.

[Resonating with the Heart] Quotes that let you keep pushing anytime! Fiery words that give you a boost (111–120)

If you think they’re above the clouds, you can’t win, so in a match it’s equal (fair) between us.Sota Fujii

Yoshiharu Habu is also famous in Japan’s shogi world, isn’t he? A memorable quote from an interview after a match with Habu really conveys the feeling of living in the world of competition.

In response to the interviewer who described Habu as “a person above the clouds,” Sota Fujii gave a characteristically Fujii-like reply that became a famous line.

Indeed, when results haven’t yet been achieved, even someone ranked above you is equal.

And if you convince yourself before the battle that your opponent is stronger, you might lose in spirit.

It’s a quote that can be seen as guidance for one’s mindset, directed at people striving toward their goals.

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Nakajima Junko

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Success and failure mean the same thing.Seiji Chihara

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These are the words of Seiji Chihara, expressing the idea that, in essence, there isn’t a great difference between success and failure in life.

Rather than being elated or disheartened by outcomes, what truly matters are the lessons and experiences gained along the way.

Whether we succeed or fail, we always sense something and find opportunities to grow.

That’s why it’s important to take on challenges without fear, and there’s no need to feel ashamed of failure.

Because these words come from him—a comedian active on many stages—they carry deeper weight.

This quote teaches that adopting a perspective that doesn’t rigidly separate success from failure, and that views life positively, is what makes us strong and sets us free.

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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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If you endure, you will surely become a strong person.Senichi Hoshino

These are the words of Senichi Hoshino, who excelled as a player for the Chunichi Dragons during his career and later made his mark as a manager for the Chunichi Dragons, the Hanshin Tigers, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

During the Great East Japan Earthquake, he was the manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, the team from the disaster-stricken region, and his words are remembered for inspiring many people.

He conveys that no matter what difficulties you face, you should give your all in the present and confront them head-on—that strength lies along the path you advance by doing so.

Because these are the words of Hoshino, who rebuilt teams whose results had faltered, they carry real persuasive power; they are words that lift your spirits and make you want to keep pushing forward.

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What Japan gained after losing everything was hope… It planted the seeds of hope within us, who had been captivated by wealth.Ryu Murakami

I would like to share a famous quote by Ryū Murakami: “What Japan, having lost everything, gained was hope… It planted the seeds of hope within us, whose hearts had been captivated by wealth.” The Great East Japan Earthquake caused immense damage.

Many people must have spent their days in deep anxiety.

Yet it is precisely in such times that we must not forget “hope.” As the writer Ryū Murakami says, what we gain when everything is lost in a disaster is hope—the hope to live earnestly now and to dream of a brighter future.

In a Japan where everything is close at hand and life has become affluent, perhaps many of us have lost hope in exchange.

This also resonates with the story of Pandora’s box, in which hope remained at the end.

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Nakajima Junko

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