One becomes a beginner after 1000 days of training. One becomes a master after 10,000 days of practice.

Until the day I die, I never want to be separated from my dogi; I never want to cease my training efforts in the dojo.

True courage is born only when it is accompanied by justice.

Always remember that the true meaning of Budo is that soft overcomes hard, small overcomes large.

A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered.

The most important are the eyes. In a fight if you look down out of fear you'll certainly be defeated

If someone asked me what a human being ought to devote the maximum of his life to, I would answer: training. Train more than you sleep.

No matter how strong the rival, the just will always win.

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion.

Behind each triumph are new peaks to be conquered.

One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.

I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path.

If you do not overcome your tendency to give up easily, your life leads to nothing.

You can only push the truth down for so long, and then it bubbles back up.

I am, in the end, what you made me.

In difficult times, in dark times, some people shine.

All that existed was Jace; all she felt, hoped, breathed, wanted, and saw was Jace. Nothing else mattered.

I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.

I'm not unhappy," he said. "Only people with no purpose are unhappy. I've got a purpose.