A good manager instills staff with self-confidence, teaches them to believe in themselves and helps them to realize their brilliance. Do not ever treat your staff with disrespect. It is competent until proven incompetent; not incompetent til proven competent.

— Miya Yamanouchi

All men are ‘real men’, whether they wear King Gees or a pink tutu.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Always remember to give yourself the kindness, compassion and consideration you give to others.

— Miya Yamanouchi

A man's level of "toughness" (as assessed by other men), will determine whether his girlfriend will get hit on by other guys right in front of him in public places. If you're deemed a "p*#%y" by other guys, and they want your girlfriend, even in your company she'll be considered "fair game".

— Miya Yamanouchi

An abuser isn't abusive 24/7. They usually demonstrate positive character traits most of the time. That's what makes the abuse so confusing when it happens, and what makes leaving so much more difficult.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Be thankful to those who refuse to help you, for they force you to summon upon your warrior within.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Be that kind of girl who smiles when you walk past other girls instead of casting a dirty look. Don't buy into the notion of female competition that society so heavily promotes.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Be wary of a self-professed "nice guy". Anyone who is always going around saying they are "just trying to be nice" are most often, anything but nice. -If you're truly kind and loving, you don't have to "try". It comes naturally.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Boredom is your soul's way of telling you to step up and do what you were born to.

— Miya Yamanouchi

Both men and women experience pressure to conform to social standards of attractiveness. Men to look strong and be tough, women to look pretty and soft. Men to be masculine, women to be feminine. Men get judged for being "too feminine", women get criticized for being "too masculine". Gender policing affects us all.

— Miya Yamanouchi