“I cannot live without children.”

“I played with children so that I could learn from them.”

“If I simply do my best, I cannot complain even if I am taken to hell.”

“To make a resolution and act accordingly is to live with hope. There may be difficulties and hardships, but not disappointment or despair if you follow the path steadily. Do not hurry. This is a fundamental rule. If you hurry and collapse or tumble down, nothing is achieved. DO not rest in your efforts; this is another fundamental rule. Without stopping, without haste, carefully taking a step at a time forward will surely get you there.”

“Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.”

“It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier.”

“Live by looking for things to do for other people.”