(Aung San Suu Kyi, June 2012. Speaking on her memories of life at Oxford, at her honorary doctor’s degree acceptance) These were very precious memories because I had lived a happy life, and this made me understand so much better …
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If you want to hope for something, you’ve got to work for it, too. Aung San Suu Kyi, April 2012 in Japan. 来日したスーチー氏のインタビューでの言葉です。彼女は、ビルマ(ミャンマー)国民に対し、何もせず望んでいるだけ、彼女や彼女の政党、他の政党がやってくれると期待するだけではなく、自分達もやらなければならないと言っています。‘何かを求めるのならば、自分自身も努力しなければならない。’何事にもあてはまる言葉です。そして私達日本人にも。
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I …
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end it’s only with yourself. 嫉妬で時間を無駄にするな。君は時には先にたち、時には遅れをとる。レースは長い、そして最終的には、自分自身とのレースなのだ。 From an imaginary graduation speech by Mary Schmich, columnist of The Chicago Tribune, 1997. The …
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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh never mind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and …