Boys, be ambitious
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"Boys, be ambitious" is a famous exhortation by educator William S. Clark that has become a symbolic motto encouraging youthful aspiration and idealism in Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boys, be ambitious canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boys, be ambitious Context triple: [Hokkaido University, hasMotto, Boys, be ambitious]
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A.
Inspire to Achieve
Inspire to Achieve is the motivational motto of the Army Cadet Force, reflecting its focus on encouraging young people to reach their full potential through military-themed training and personal development.
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B.
Aim High
"Aim High" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album *Love in the Future*.
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C.
Let Girls Learn
Let Girls Learn is a global initiative focused on expanding access to education for adolescent girls, particularly in underserved and conflict-affected regions.
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D.
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Citius, Altius, Fortius is the traditional Olympic motto, a Latin phrase meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger" that encapsulates the aspirational spirit of the Games.
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E.
Young Pioneers
The Young Pioneers was a mass Soviet youth organization that indoctrinated children with communist ideology through structured activities, education, and collective social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boys, be ambitious Target entity description: "Boys, be ambitious" is a famous exhortation by educator William S. Clark that has become a symbolic motto encouraging youthful aspiration and idealism in Japan.
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A.
Inspire to Achieve
Inspire to Achieve is the motivational motto of the Army Cadet Force, reflecting its focus on encouraging young people to reach their full potential through military-themed training and personal development.
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B.
Aim High
"Aim High" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album *Love in the Future*.
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C.
Let Girls Learn
Let Girls Learn is a global initiative focused on expanding access to education for adolescent girls, particularly in underserved and conflict-affected regions.
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D.
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Citius, Altius, Fortius is the traditional Olympic motto, a Latin phrase meaning "Faster, Higher, Stronger" that encapsulates the aspirational spirit of the Games.
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E.
Young Pioneers
The Young Pioneers was a mass Soviet youth organization that indoctrinated children with communist ideology through structured activities, education, and collective social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motto
ⓘ
quotation ⓘ slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hokkaido University
ⓘ
Sapporo Agricultural College ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido University
William S. Clark ⓘ |
| author | William S. Clark ⓘ |
| context | farewell address to students ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalSignificance | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | symbolic motto encouraging youth in Japan ⓘ |
| hasExpandedForm |
Boys, be ambitious for Christ
ⓘ
Boys, be ambitious for Christ, for the sake of truth and righteousness ⓘ Boys, be ambitious in pursuit of knowledge ⓘ |
| hasGenre | educational exhortation ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseRendering | 少年よ、大志を抱け ⓘ |
| hasMoral | strive for higher ideals beyond material success ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese educational ideals
ⓘ
youth culture in Japan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableIn | Japanese popular culture ⓘ |
| placeFirstUttered |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Sapporo ⓘ |
| theme |
education
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idealism ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ youthful aspiration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Meiji era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
educational slogan in Japan
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school motto ⓘ |
| yearCoined | 1877 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boys, be ambitious Description of subject: "Boys, be ambitious" is a famous exhortation by educator William S. Clark that has become a symbolic motto encouraging youthful aspiration and idealism in Japan.
Referenced by (1)
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