Powerful words give you a push! Words that help you try even harder than before.
This time, we’re introducing words from great and famous figures that will motivate you just by listening.
They’re perfect not only for those who are already working hard toward their dreams and goals every day, but also for anyone who wants to start something but can’t take the first step, or who feels on the verge of breaking after a setback.
Words may only be a starting point, but if even one of these changes how you feel or becomes a source of courage and drive, we’ll be delighted.
Of course, you can also use them when you want to cheer someone on, so be sure to check them out!
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Powerful words give you a push! Words that help you try even harder than now (41–50)
If you keep chasing your dreams and never give up, even the darkest path will begin to shine with light.Naoko Takahashi
During her time at Gifu Prefectural Commercial High School, she competed in the National Inter-High School Championships but was eliminated in the preliminaries.
As a second-year student, she also took part in the National Inter-Prefectural Women’s Ekiden, finishing 45th out of 47 in her section.
Looking at those results, compared with other runners who blossomed early and thrived from a young age, Ms.
Takahashi might be considered a late bloomer.
Perhaps these words shine all the more because she is someone who kept layering effort upon effort.
I felt a similar resonance with AKB48’s Minami Takahashi’s famous quote, “Effort will surely be rewarded.”
Powerful words give you a push! Words that help you try even harder than now (51–60)
The goddess of fate favors those who act boldly.Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli, an Italian political thinker known for advocating a realist political theory that politics should be considered separately from religion and morality.
His famous saying, “Fortune favors the bold,” can give us courage to face challenges.
Those who do nothing will never encounter opportunities, but taking action brings change and progress—doesn’t it? It’s a message I hope people who lack confidence in their initiative will adopt as a personal motto.
So what if you failed? Learn from the failure and just try again.Walt Disney
Walt Disney, the entrepreneur known as the creator behind the globally beloved Disney.
His famous quote, “So what if you fail? Learn from it and try again,” carries particular weight because he repeatedly faced bankruptcy and setbacks while growing his company into an international giant.
When we fail, we can be overwhelmed by a sense of finality and despair, but this positive mindset—that even failure can be turned into nourishment for success—surely gives courage to many.
It’s a powerful quote that encourages us to take on new challenges.
Life is one of two things: you either face it with courage, or you throw it away.Helen Keller
Despite bearing the challenge of losing her sight and hearing shortly after birth, Helen Keller, a political activist who campaigned for world peace, took action.
Her famous quote, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all,” seems to embody her energetic life.
In life, we often face the choice between taking a step forward despite fear and changing our lives, or doing nothing and changing nothing.
We can’t say definitively which is right, but for those who want to change yet struggle to find the courage, this is a quote you should definitely know.
If you work hard, will you be rewarded? That’s not it. You keep working hard until you’re rewarded.Lionel Messi
An athlete from Argentina often called the greatest soccer player of all time, Lionel Messi.
His message, “Do you succeed if you work hard? That’s not it—you work hard until you succeed,” truly reflects a career in which he has won countless titles in soccer.
You can’t reach your dreams without effort, yet it’s also true that not everyone who works hard will achieve their dreams.
Even so, this quote pushes us forward, reminding us that as long as we’re pursuing our dreams, we must keep putting in the effort.
Train for a thousand days to forge yourself; train for ten thousand days to refine yourself.Miyamoto Musashi
Have you ever been on a diet? You start out thinking, “I’m going to lose weight!” but the reality is, it’s hard to keep it up, isn’t it? Not just dieting—studying, strength training, journaling—why is it so hard to continue? It’s almost baffling.
When I came across this quote by Miyamoto Musashi, I felt the weight of the word ‘discipline,’ and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
For Musashi, continuing something—discipline—is not mere practice; it’s already in the realm of rigorous training.
You set an ideal you can never fully attain, and you discipline yourself to get closer to it.
These are words that will resonate especially with those who are single-mindedly doing their best.
I don’t dislike headwinds—in fact, I’m grateful for them. Without headwinds, you can’t move on to the next step in anything.Ichiro
An athlete who has excelled in professional baseball both in Japan and abroad, Ichiro has served since 2018 as a special assistant to the chairman and an instructor for the Seattle Mariners.
His famous quote, “I don’t dislike headwinds; I’m grateful for them.
Without headwinds, you can’t move on to the next step,” perfectly embodies the presence of someone who has achieved so many great feats.
The message that headwinds are the very key to growth encourages us to view difficulties in a positive light.
It’s a quote to remember when your spirit is about to break—one that gives you the courage to stand up again.