“In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.”

No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.

Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.

To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.

Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.

The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.

In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.

Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.

If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.

As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.

The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.

People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.

Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.

Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.

The rich must wish to give! Life in man should be like a flame, warming all with whom it comes into contact. The spiritually awakened are like to bright torches in the sight of God, they give light and comfort to their fellows.

I began to get a feeling familiar to me from my bartending days of being the only sane man in a nuthouse. It doesn’t make you feel superior but depressed and scared, because there is nobody you can contact.

With a larger wheel, you have more contact with the ground, so you have better traction whether you’re braking or cornering or any of that stuff. Also, with bigger wheels, once you get them up to speed, they roll faster.

I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one’s toes, but increasing responsibilities have forced me to shed much of it in recent years.

An eternity of wishing to speak directly to my Creator – I thought in despair – and this is how He finally contacts me? Through AOL Instant Messenger?

Realism is in the work when idealism is in the soul, and it is only through idealism that we resume contact with reality.

My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.

There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.