“How to make his mother, whom he imagined to be the unhappiest person in the world, the happiest, was what drove him… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body. — Yagyu Munenori Copy Share Image
It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
I remember my roommate was watching 'Seven Samurai,' and I just couldn't fathom why anybody would watch it. — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear. — Enson Inoue Copy Share Image
Never quit, you have to resist to the utmost. 'Til you drop, like a Samurai — Carlson Gracie Copy Share Image
A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
I wasn't hip to 'Samurai Jack' until I saw it, but then I was all, 'This show is awesome!' — John DiMaggio Copy Share Image
Quentin wanted to create this special world in which everybody walks around with a samurai sword, extras in the airport, a special… — David Carradine Copy Share Image
...when the armed robber of unhappiness knocks over the Keebler cookie display of our complacency, and bangs the samurai sword of negativity… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“She always wishes for the happiness of others like it's the most natural thing. Sometimes I worry... That she's sacrificing her own… — Yū Satomi Copy Share Image
“The rat scuttles, the big cat creeps, the monkey dashes, The bat glides, the white crane soars, the lizard darts, And the… — Sandy Fussell Copy Share Image
I've always been passionate about these different (film) genres. Kung fu movies, samurai movies, Japanese movies, all this kind of stuff, and… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
In the Kamigata area, they have a sort of tiered lunchbox they use for a single day when flower viewing. Upon returning,… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“There are 3 reasons for why you can't beat me. First, I'm better looking than you are. Second, your blows are too… — Akimine Kamijyo Copy Share Image
THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
“Of course,” said Mik, without missing a beat. “However, as cool a word as samurai is, I don’t think it’s what we… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“You see,” he went on, “some people live all their lives without knowing which path is right. They’re buffeted by this wind… — John Allyn Copy Share Image
“Lord Naoshige said, " The Way of the Samurai is in desperateness. Ten men or more cannot kill a man. Common sense… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toudouza, it makes no… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either or, there is only the quick choice of… — Nabeshima Naoshige Copy Share Image
Unless you do your best, the day will come when, tired and hungry, you will halt just short of the goal you… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My… — Masaharu Morimoto Copy Share Image
What do I geek out about? What am I? Hmmm. I love movies. I watch movies. I like big, sweeping epics, like… — Chris Evans Copy Share Image
The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights,… — Dustin Diamond Copy Share Image
a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
In the words of the ancients, one should make his decision within the space of seven breaths. It is a matter of… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as… — Orlando Bloom Copy Share Image
One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many,… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Cinema really lends itself well to big, archetypal stories, you know, classic old stories and you need kind of a weird, big… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
The samurais were very interested in Zen because they admired the tremendous precision that the Zen Masters had, their lack of fear… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
As for the decorum at the time of a campaign, one must be mindful that he is a samurai. A person who… — Kato Kiyomasa Copy Share Image
I do not like to be called a samurai, but I admit that I have an image of myself as a fighter.… — Nagisa Oshima Copy Share Image
The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if… — Lyoto Machida Copy Share Image
Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
“We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toudouza, it makes no… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
“trees [-] Inside their wooden samurai armor they are geisha beauties, each one a ‘person-of-the-arts,’ limbs dancing, arranging flowers, carrying the wind’s… — A. A. Attanasio Copy Share Image
“At times because of one man’s evil, ten thousand people suffer. So you kill that one man to let the tens of… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: The Seven Samurai, Lawrence… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image