Saotome Quotes & Sayings

If we go back to the beginnings of things, we shall always find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that imagination, rapture and deception embellished them; that weakness worships them; that custom spares them; and that tyranny favors them in order to profit from the blindness of men. — Baron D'Holbach

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ... and accepting them. — Sheryl Sandberg

The future belongs to those who can rise above the confines of the earth. — Alfred North Whitehead

I feel more a part of the wrestling community than I feel I belong to the community of arts and letters. Why? Because wrestling requires even more dedication than writing because wrestling represents the most difficult and rewarding objective that I have ever dedicated myself to; because wrestling and wrestling coaches are among the most disciplined and self-sacrificing people I have ever known. — John Irving

As you see, you can follow our guidelines and still enjoy eating. In fact, if you like to eat, you should have extra incentive to live longer. Just think -if you add only five years to your life- that means you get to eat at least 5,500 more meals. — David A. Kekich

As your training progresses, always remember that the key to gaining the ability for spontaneous and creative technique lies in good ukemi; — Mitsugi Saotome

The Russian parliament has condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. — Vladimir Putin

We ought to walk in the bright light. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When the heart extends the touch of love, the mind opens the eye of gratitude. — Debasish Mridha

Participate in your life, don't just bear witness to the rain washing you away. — Thomm Quackenbush

Alice twists a lock of her hair as she sucks on her straw and swivels back and forth on her seat. The shush of the ball bearings sounds like the sea to her, like waves retreating through the sand. She is a thousand miles away. I know this, but I'm not going to let her know I know. — Jan Strnad

If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life; it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth. — Mitsugi Saotome

Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Raindrops beat against the glass, blurring street lights alongside the road that stretch off into the distance at identical intervals as if they'd been set down to measure the earth. A — Haruki Murakami

I live a sensible life. You know, I don't take on too much. — Dick Cavett

Most of my ukulele heroes were traditional players from Hawaii, like Eddie Kamae and Ohta-san. There may not be uke stars in popular culture, but there are certainly pop stars that play uke - George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Taylor Swift, Train, and Paul McCartney. — Jake Shimabukuro

Just because it is night now it doesn't mean that there is no morning. Just hope for the best and be patient. — Debasish Mridha