The future of Japan's economic growth depends on us having the willpower and the courage to sail without hesitation onto the rough seas of global competition.

I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what.

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.

The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.

I believe it is important that we Japanese write a constitution for ourselves that would reflect the shape of the country we consider desirable in the 21st century.

For China to continue to enjoy economic prosperity, it needs to foster trusting international relationships, not tensions ... and it is important for China to understand this.

The Senkaku islands are inherently Japanese territory. I want to show my strong determination to prevent this from changing.

It is important to explain fully to the local areas with sincerity. We will also think, of course, about the development promotion of the communities.

It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective.

There isn't anything anybody wants that is for any other reason than that they think they would feel better in having it.

In the last five years I used to go to Zen practice once a month, but since I assumed the post of prime minister it's been much harder.

I drink from a small spring, my thirst exceeds the ocean.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

Life is all about lies. It's about what you can stomach.

Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.

Be a lamp unto yourself.

After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.

One has to kill a few of one’s natural selves to let the rest grow — a very painful slaughter of innocents.

The only thing worse than growing up is never quite learning how

Carl Lewis wasn't a great sprinter. He could only run fast for like 9 seconds.

I didn't fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.