Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.

My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.

In war, a victory of sixty percent is the best. Total victory breeds complacency.

-- The 'Tiger of Kai' who transformed his landlocked mountain domain into one of Sengoku Japan's most formidable military powers

To achieve the objective, do not be choosy about methods.

-- The ruthlessly effective architect of modern Japan who built the Meiji state's institutions while his more charismatic peers took the glory

The Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty.

-- The admiral who destroyed the Russian Baltic Fleet at the Battle of Tsushima

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

-- The Macedonian king who conquered the known world before his thirtieth birthday

I shall either find a way or make one.

-- The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants and brought Rome to its knees

Untie him and let him go free.

-- The Lionheart — England's warrior-king who spent his reign on crusade and battlefield rather than in governance