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> [First and foremost, you do not have to live up to or emulate the lives of any of your predecessors. But at the very least, you should know about them. You will have your own life, interests, and ideas of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/first-and-foremost-you-do-not-have-to-live-up-to-or-emulate-the-lives/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

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## Other authors on Emulate

## More by Yuri Kochiyama

> [Remember that consciousness is power. Consciousness is education and knowledge. Consciousness is becoming aware. It is the perfect vehicle for students. Consciousness-raising is pertinent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/remember-that-consciousness-is-power-consciousness-is-education-and/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [So, transform yourself first… Because you are young and have dreams and want to do something meaningful, that in itself, makes you our future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/so-transform-yourself-first-because-you-are-young-and-have-dreams-and/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [The movement is contagious, and the people in it are the ones who pass on the spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/the-movement-is-contagious-and-the-people-in-it-are-the-ones-who-pass/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back. And given what the United States Government and Western powers have done to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/people-have-a-right-to-violence-to-rebel-to-fight-back-and-given-what/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [We are all part of one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/we-are-all-part-of-one-another/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [Don't become too narrow. Live fully. Meet all kinds of people. You'll learn something from everyone. Follow what you feel in your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/don-t-become-too-narrow-live-fully-meet-all-kinds-of-people-you-ll/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [The United States of America is a nation where people are not united because of those three glaring frailties: racism, injustices and inequities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/the-united-states-of-america-is-a-nation-where-people-are-not-united/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/our-ultimate-objective-in-learning-about-anything-is-to-try-to-create/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [I don't think there will ever be a time when people will stop wanting to bring about change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/i-don-t-think-there-will-ever-be-a-time-when-people-will-stop-wanting/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [First and foremost, you do not have to live up to or emulate the lives of any of your predecessors. But at the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/first-and-foremost-you-do-not-have-to-live-up-to-or-emulate-the-lives/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [Remember that consciousness is power. Tomorrow's world is yours to build.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/remember-that-consciousness-is-power-tomorrow-s-world-is-yours-to/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [The most important thing today is to stop US wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/the-most-important-thing-today-is-to-stop-us-wars/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

> [Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-kochiyama/life-is-not-what-you-alone-make-it-life-is-the-input-of-everyone-who/)

[Yuri Kochiyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-kochiyama/)

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