I've always been thinking about how to make Japanese art accepted globally.
The teacher is the sun, the student is the moon. The teacher shines, and the student reflects.
The true measure of a company’s success is its impact on people and the planet.
The real adventure is not outside, but within.
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently， we must be willing to change our belief system， let the past slip away， expand our sense of now， and dissolve the fear in our minds.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
I’m grateful for every experience, good or bad, because it shaped me.