Morihei Ueshiba

When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.

The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us.

It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

Mankind's role is to fulfil his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things.

Your spirit is the true shield.