Shigeru Miyamoto Quotes

Be more ambitious. Don't bunt. When you get a job to do a story or an ad, try and hit the ball out of the park every time

I've been lucky enough to do a lot of very interesting things, and every time, I've been like, 'I want to put everything into this because I want to see how far I can go with it.'

Every time we record, and every time we go out live, we try and beat what we've already done.

Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you'll never accomplish more than others expect.

Easy doesn't do it.

What my father especially taught me was to not always take the safe road, the easy road. If you are going to do good work, you have to risk failing badly.

If you don't occasionally make a mistake, you aren't trying hard enough.

You don't want to try to recreate something you've already done.

Imagining what the possibilities are versus what is right in front of me has been the second biggest factor in defining my career.

The greatest of the greats wouldn't be the greatest of the greats if they didn't try stuff, you know what I mean?

Life is short. Don't do the same thing everyone else is doing - that's such a herd mentality. And don't do something that's two percent better than the other person. Do something that changes the world.

As far as it growing, I believe it is always necessary to evolve. I am not one to rest on my laurels.

I always want a challenge - always.

If you want to be a virtuoso then you have to set your sights above me. You have to go beyond what I'm doing. And that's for you to figure out. Because if you can do that, then I'm going to be trying to go beyond you.

Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.

I love to be challenged, and I'm never sitting comfortable in the mediocrity chair.

I think most actors like to do things that are right outside of their comfort zone.

If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe?

If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.

I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.

My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.

As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.

One of the great things about the 'Arrow' crew is that no one is settling for what they did yesterday. They're always thinking about what they can do tomorrow.

You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress.

I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.