The Oath

Now, we head towards the battlefield!!
Believe, and our blades will not break!!
Believe, and our hearts will not bend!!
Though the roads we take may be different, our hearts will beat as one!!
Swear, that even the earth is torn as under, we will live and return here once again!!

Abarai Renji. Bleach ep. 151

Get Stronger

If you are afraid of defeat, then get stronger!
If you are afraid that you cannot protect your friends, then get stronger and swear you will protect them!
If you are afraid of the hollow inside of you, then keep getting stronger until you can crush it!
Even if you believe in no one else, stand tall and shout it!

Kuchiki Rukia to Kurosaki Ichigo in: Bleach! ep. 115

The Stupid and The Criminal

If something is not true. And you do not know that it is not true. But you believe it as true. Then you are stupid.

If something is not true. And you do not know that it is not true. But you believe it as true. And you cause another person to believe it as true. Then both of you are stupid.

If something is not true. And you know that it is not true. But you still hold it as true. And you cause another person to believe it as true. Then you are a criminal.

Brothers

"...because we are brothers...
and brothers look out for each other..."

Victor Creed a.k.a 'Sabretooth' to Logan a.k.a 'Wolverine' in X-Men: The Origins

The Good and The Great

"Good is the enemy of great."

Jim Collins in "Good to Great."

Being satisfied of our present condition will hinder us from growth and development of ourselves toward more achievements.
Stay out from the comfort zone.

A Precept from the Book of 5 Elements

Just like one man can beat 10 men, so does 10 men can beat 100 men, and 100 men can take on 1000 men...

Miyamoto Musashi in "Go Rin No Sho" (the Book of Five Rings)

Skills: White Cat & Black Cat

White cat or black cat does not matter, as long as it could catch mice.

Lee Kuan Yew. Former Prime Minister of Singapore.

To Make a Man

"Now I know how to make a man...
to feed from the earth...
and grow in the wind..."

Walt Whitman

Think & Patience

"I can think, I can wait, I can fast."

Sidharta Gautama.

So, to think is the FIRST important thing, but to wait and be patient is the MOST important thing.

Loop

When this town is dyed in twilight,
out comes a tiny little seed

So if you make this ground the path you will tread,
even when you close your eyes, there will be love

If this world was flat,
then us two will never have crossed paths

We were running to keep away from each other,
never slowing down no matter how far we were apart

In the midst of a miraculous re-encounter
we just might face each other once again.

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Maaya Sakamoto - Loop
OST Tsubasa Chronicles (Chronicles of the Wings)

A Bad Leader

"... is a bad leader...
not because he made bad decisions...
but because he made no decision at all..."

A soldier in: Band of Brothers