Japanese Quotes

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies. Stan Sakai
Folklore Inspired Kurosawa Lot Done Stories Literature Movies Japanese Based Plays
In Japanese houses the interior melts into the gardens of the outside world. Stephen Gardiner
Interior World Outside Outside World Houses Japanese Gardens
The Japanese, despite the trade deficit and their ability to build fabulous automobiles, still think that a guy in a monster suit is all that is needed for a monster movie. Stephen Hunter
Build Think Monster Despite Deficit Ability Fabulous Guy Trade Trade Deficit Still Movie Automobiles Japanese Needed Suit
By the '50s and '60s, war movies had become big and impersonal. They almost never bothered to characterize the Japanese enemy as particularly evil; in fact, they never bothered to characterize him at all. Stephen Hunter
War Enemy Evil Big Become Characterize Fact Bothered Impersonal Never Had Almost Particularly Him In Fact War Movies Movies Japanese
Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble. Steve Forbes
Today Time World Trouble Defense Our Percentage Only Superpower Attack He Invitation Since Economy Very Than Did Any Japanese Us Harbor Less Serious Pearl Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II. Steven Spielberg
Death War World Strong Country Before Fighting Had Were Very Japanese Belief World War World War II
We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends. Sun Yat-sen
Work History Wait Revolution Our Must Detail Record Invaluable Greater Friends Official Chinese Japanese
I wrote in coffee shops in Japan when I was 22, 23, before I had the stamina to sit down and write. I liked the buzzy environment; I couldn't speak Japanese when I arrived, so it was kind of a white noise. It felt more sociable than being alone, but now, as I've developed a writing practice, I couldn't do it. Susan Barker
Alone Noise Writing Speak Coffee Practice Before Sit White Down Kind More Write Had Developed Environment Liked Wrote Felt Arrived Than Shops Being Being Alone Sociable Japan Japanese Stamina Now Coffee Shops
Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that there's a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life. Suzanne Vega
Life Me Writing My Life Sense Strangers Other Complete Intimate Embarrassment Details Directly Voices Almost Most Formality Which Japanese Certain Expressing
Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture. Tadao Ando
Spiritual Culture Architecture Space Lost Saw Mixture Western Modern Convenience Gaining Japanese Create Need
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. Tadao Ando
Architecture Structures Wooden Japanese Regular Regular Basis Based Basis Need
We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world. Tadashi Yanai
Best Technology World Country Think Textile Japanese Manufacturing
I'm afraid Japanese people tend to collective hysteria. Tadashi Yanai
People Collective Tend Hysteria Afraid Japanese Japanese People
Japan has only 100m people. Asia has 4bn. At least one-third, maybe nearly half, will become middle class, and this is a big opportunity for Japanese businessmen. Tadashi Yanai
Class People Opportunity Will Half Big Become One-Third Only Least Big Opportunity Maybe Middle Middle Class Japan Asia Japanese Businessmen Nearly
In Japan, I am famous in certain special circles - mainly as someone who is trying to break down and enlighten the conventions of Japanese art. Takashi Murakami
Art Down Circles Someone Mainly Am Trying Famous Break Conventions Japan Japanese Certain Special Who Enlighten
Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places. Tamae Watanabe
High High Places Something Only Like Likes Well Understand Goat May Places Japanese
My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears. Tao Okamoto
Music Character Me Director Seen Superman Ears Batman Somehow Had He Like Supposed Said Wolverine Hearing Get Japanese Film
I respect the Japanese and especially like their execution and communication styles. Unlike the Koreans, they will not hit you from behind. Terry Gou
You Respect Communication Will Unlike Like Execution Styles Koreans Hit Behind Japanese
Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided. Tina Weymouth
Art Relationship Change Others Way Would Names Fresh Always Expectations Intentionally Japanese Avoided Many Painters Keep
The Japanese fans always send weird things. Tom Felton
Fans Weird Weird Things Always Send Japanese Things
The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war. Townsend Harris
War Dangerous President States More Opium Than Japanese United United States Thinks
It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also. Townsend Harris
Think Fond Also Opium Want Japanese English Appears Bring Here
The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited. Townsend Harris
Made President Strictly Prohibited Introduction About He Wishes Opium Very Prudent May Japanese Treaty
I'm really interested in independent publishers and memes and mini comics. But even before that, I was interested in Japanese manga and anime. Toyin Odutola
Before Mini Independent Memes Anime Comics Manga Interested Japanese Really Even Publishers
The best night of my life was watching the Japanese Noh theater. I've only seen it once, but even saying it now, I think, 'How can I ever have this experience again?' It was so mesmerizing, so complicated and so primordial; I could not believe it. Vivienne Westwood
Life Saying Best Experience Complicated My Life Seen Believe Think Once Only Could Primordial Mesmerizing How Theater Again Japanese Even Now Ever Watching Night
The young Japanese, especially, love to wear the latest thing and when they come to London they head for my shops as part of what they want to find in Britain. Vivienne Westwood
Love Young Latest Find Wear London Part Head Come Shops Want Japanese Thing Britain
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