Hiroshi Mikitani

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right."

"The best revenge is massive success."

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by."

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."

"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."