His words, "If you are going to do something, keep doing it until you see the result," were quoted by Prime Minister Yasuo FUKUDA in his administrative policy speech on January 18, 2008.
「井戸を掘るなら、水の湧く（沸く）まで掘れ」という彼の言葉は、2008年1月18日に福田康夫内閣総理大臣の施政方針演説の中で引用された。