Japanese Quote by Boyé Lafayette de Mente

“In Japan, so many emoticons have been created that it’s reasonable to assume Japanese appreciate their convenience more than anyone else.”

— Morinosuke Kawaguchi

“Among the chattering, cheerful, well-dressed crowd of people waiting at the gate were a number of quiet young men, each with a pleasant but…

— Gerard K. O'Neill

“...two different kinds of Japanese psychotherapies, one based on getting people to stop using feelings as an excuse for their actions and the other…

— Will Schwalbe

“Japanese staff who claim not to know a word of English beyond “awesome” and “sucks”, which for a vast range of human endeavour, actually,…

— Thomas Pynchon

The Japanese seem to be a loyal audience.

— Herb Alpert

I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese…

— Janis Ian

“late as the 1950s, a foreigner who was able to speak very good Japanese would frequently encounter people who were so conditioned to believe…

— Boyé Lafayette de Mente

The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation.

— George Mikes

The Japanese are lovely people. So humble and disciplined.

— Kunal Kapoor

“The basic stupidity of modern Japan is that we’ve learned absolutely nothing from our contact with other Asian peoples.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Different cultures and all that, but it’s true what they say about the Japanese being undemonstrative.”

— Donna Tartt

It's an honour to be Japanese.

— Kei Nishikori