Top 995 Quotes & Sayings by Japanese Authors - Page 3

I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

My one ambition is to play a hero.

Action is just one of my skills.

India and Japan should develop a complementary relationship in information technology.

The war has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage.

If you are not happy here and now, you never will be.

Did you know that the word 'tsunami,' which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.

Very many researchers, including the front runners in gallium nitride, abandoned the development of gallium nitride-based devices. I have devoted myself to the study of crystal growth, aiming at the development of the p-n junction of gallium nitride.

The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea.

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

The reason that the company decided to invest in Tesla was not to target a profit gain. We did it as a means to further a partnership between the companies.

While raising my children, I would like to take on other challenges.

By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth.

Christianity, to be effective in Japan, must change.

Action is drama. If we cannot make the audience laugh, smile or cry with us, we are not actors.

I've never thought I wanted to quit in my research. I would always fail in experiments, which I did at least three times a day.

Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.

I am marrying her because I love her.

Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.

Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time in their history, experiencing the horrors of modern warfare on their own soil during World War II.

It's nice to know there's a big world with many perspectives. I tend to get so stuck in my own small world easily, and going out into the world reminds me that I'm not the center of the world - in a good way.

I believe samurai in the Edo period and modern hip-hop artists have something in common. Rappers open the way to their future with one microphone; samurai decided their fate with one sword.

Your heart is full of fertile seeds, waiting to sprout.

I just try to hang in there and try to focus every point.

I want to show beautiful things and share them with everyone.

Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.

When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape - I remember it all.

Time is not a line, but a series of now-points.

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

To fight the United States is like fighting the whole world. But it has been decided. So I will fight the best I can.

One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

I am always willing to score.

We have listened here to the delegates who have recalled the terrible human suffering, and the great material destruction of the late war in the Pacific. It is with feelings of sorrow that we recall the part played in that catastrophic human experience by the old Japan.

We have to connect to our fans through the media, and when you talk about that, it's got to come from your heart. And when it comes from your heart, it has to be absolutely consistent. There's a big risk you take without an interpreter because, as professional baseball players, we are here to perform baseball, not to learn a language.

Nature is a big part of my weekend. Whenever possible, I take Friday and Monday off and spend four days outdoors. We should remind ourselves that there was something here before us, a force more powerful than us.

I love Mount Fuji and I think it is my love of the mountains in Japan that led me to seek other mountains around the world.

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.

I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life.

I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.

No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.

We must correct what we find objectively wrong.

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.

A resource-poor country like Japan can only rely on people's endeavor and knowledge. I would like to continue my effort to provide help to younger people.

Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.

I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love.

From the beginning, I felt that Heavy Metal is not just about music but also something that you feel with your heart. It is music that helps you express your emotions and feelings.

Japanese tend to put sales and market share first. They make many products with the aim of raising sales. But then profits decline, and companies find themselves falling into debt... I changed the mindset at Canon by getting people to realize that profits come first.

I like underwater life.

For over ten years or so game music has developed into a very large market.

A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.

I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.

There are a lot of games out there these days that you either know how to play it or don't, or if you spend enough time pounding away at it, you're going to beat it eventually.

The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts.

One of my books, 'Rain Falling on My Face,' earned me the 39th Edogawa Ranpo prize. It's a very prestigious literary prize in Japan, mostly for mysteries and thrillers.

I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we use it right, it can be our partner.

Every time I have a dream, somehow I accomplish it.

No, I've never had a job other than being a chess player.