"Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Love
"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body and polish the spirit."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Personal Growth
""Life is growth. If we stop growing, both technically and spiritually, we might as well be dead.""
- Morihei Ueshiba
Personal Growth
"Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Courage
"Your spirit is the true shield."
- Morihei Ueshiba
Courage
"You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character."
Failure
"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work."
- Thomas Edison
Failure
"We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success."
- Arianna Huffington
Failure
"Trying is the first step toward failure."
- Homer Simpson
Failure
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."
- Truman Capote
Failure