Sadako Sasaki Quotes

I shall write peace upon your wings,
and you shall fly around the world
so that children will no longer have
to die this way. ~ Teshima Yusuke 手島悠介

I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world. ~ Sadako Sasaki

Perhaps I am already tired of life - I feel as if it makes no difference when I die. The other day at the Toranomon Hospital when they told me it might be cancer, my wife and Miss Sasaki seemed to turn pale, but I was quite calm. It was surprising that I could be calm even at such a moment. I almost felt relieved, to think that my long, long life was finally coming to an end. ~ Junichiro Tanizaki

As you go about your busy day, don't forget to look up. ~ S.E. Sasaki

Getting rich doesn't mean you will receive a special bonus and your days will become 25 hours long instead of 24. ~ Fumio Sasaki

Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For starters, I don't believe our country has sufficient human resources to make that type of international contribution. ~ Sadako Ogata

Don't buy it because it's cheap, don't take it because it's free. ~ Sasaki Fumio

My feeling is that minimalists are people who know what's truly necessary for them versus what they may want for the sake of appearance, and they're not afraid to cut down on everything in the second category. ~ Fumio Sasaki

I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until they can safely return home one day. ~ Sadako Ogata

We think we can't become a minimalist until our lives have settled down. But it's actually the other way around; we won't be able to settle down until we're having a minimalist life. ~ Fumio Sasaki

At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the personnel department of the East Asia Tin Works, had just sat down at her place in the plant office and was turning her head to speak to the girl at the next desk. ~ John Hersey

Minimalism is not a goal. Reducing the number of possessions that you have is not a goal unto itself. I think minimalism is a method for individuals to find the things that are entirely important to them. It's a prologue for crafting your own unique story. ~ Fumio Sasaki

Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy, but the U.S. acts on its global strategy. For instance, Washington suddenly got closer to China in the early 1970s as part of its strategy against the Soviet Union. ~ Sadako Ogata

Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives. ~ Fumio Sasaki

Japan should get more involved in mediating disputes between countries and seek to play the role of a peace broker. To make this possible, we must train people so they have a solid understanding of international politics and great negotiation skills. ~ Sadako Ogata

I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right for Japan to avoid sending any citizens to dangerous areas [even as part of international efforts] and just wish for its own people's happiness. That time is gone. ~ Sadako Ogata