The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Establish your purpose, and make it the source of all things.

-- The radical samurai who created Japan's first modern militia and ignited the revolution that ended feudal rule

I shall return.

-- The American general who commanded in the Pacific War and oversaw Japan's postwar occupation

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

-- The British prime minister whose leadership during World War II embodied national defiance against Nazi Germany

A single arrow is easily broken, but a bundle of arrows cannot be broken.

-- The founder of the Mongol Empire who created histo

Your Majesty, I still have twelve warships.

-- The Korean naval commander who defeated the Japanese navy in every engagement during the Imjin War

You have the spirit of a warrior. The spirit of a warrior is not easily beaten.

-- The Zulu king who transformed a minor southern Afr