Failure is the foundation of success. I was prepared to start over thousands of times.

My character was shaped by my grandfather from the age of three.

After victory, tighten the cords of your helmet.

-- Kuroda Yoshitaka

I shall give Japan a good laundering.

-- Sakamoto Ryōma

Without detachment, one cannot clarify purpose; without tranquility, one cannot reach far.

-- Zhuge Liang

Promote talent and talent alone.

-- Cao Cao

Before wine, one should sing — for how long is life? Like morning dew, so many days have passed.

-- Cao Cao

Learning to write is merely enough to record one's name. The sword defeats but a single foe and is not worth mastering. I shall study the art of defeating ten thousand.

-- Xiang Yu