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The Japanese word shokunin is defined by both Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries as ‘craftsman’ or ‘artisan,’ but such a literal description does not fully express the deeper meaning. The Japanese apprentice is taught that shokunin means not only having technical skills, but also implies an attitude and social consciousness. … The shokunin has a social obligation to work his/her best for the general welfare of the people. This obligation is both spiritual and material, in that no matter what it is, the shokunin’s responsibility is to fulfill the requirement.

The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Success is never permanent; failure is never fatal. The only thing that really counts is to never, never, never give up.

If it flies, floats or fornicates, always rent it.. it’s cheaper in the long run.

Think of your many years of procrastination; how the gods have repeatedly granted you further periods of grace, of which you have taken no advantage. It is time now to realize the nature of the universe to which you belong, and of that controlling Power whose offspring you are; and to understand that your time has a limit set to it. Use it, then, to advance your enlightenment; or it will be gone, and never in your power again.

Knowing is not enough. You must APPLY; Willing is not enough. You must DO

Never commit to memory what can be easily looked up in books

Fools wait for a lucky day but every day is a lucky day for an industrious man.