If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual.

Daily life shouldn't be a fashion show all the time.

Sometimes we get so busy with our daily lives we do not take the steps and time necessary to be introspective.

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind.

I'm not an exhibitionist; I don't have a compulsion to share the ins and outs of my daily life with a public audience.

better to hear the truth now, then a lie that hurts you later