Hiroshi Mikitani

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."

"The only way to do extraordinary work is to care deeply about it."

"We cannot live only for ourselves."

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

"Every moment is a fresh opportunity to reset."

"Talent is a gift, but skill is a choice."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"The greatest wealth is health."

"Today is the only day you have total control over."

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles."

"Creativity takes courage."

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

"The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy."

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

"Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

"Peace begins with a smile."

"Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear."

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."

"The best time to rest is when you don't have time for it."

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better."

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind."