Tokyo Quotes

91 Tokyo quotes by 72 unique authors

Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature. One must travel outside of… — Apolo Ohno
Now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window,… — Oscar Wilde
The smell of death was thick in the city of Vara?asi. And in Tokyo as well. And yet the birds blissfully sang their songs. — Shusaku Endo
It is hot in Tokyo, it’s humid, I’m tired, all of these backs are in front of you, I’m not going to make the team… — Terrell Davis
When my dad toured in '91, I think my first gig properly was the Tokyo Dome, 50,000 people indoors. That was pretty scary. I was… — Dhani Harrison
I went to the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan because I love Japanese cinema. — Leslie Caron
I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of… — Kenzaburo Oe
Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think it's done that. It's got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and… — Paul Oakenfold
The Japanese tend to be far more co-operative and docile and group-oriented. It would be easier to get the entire population of Tokyo to wear… — Dave Barry
I just played at a club in L.A. called the Baked Potato. It fits like 90 people. It's like playing somewhere in a basement in,… — Chad Smith
The service at the Imperial (Tokyo) is the finest I've encountered anywhere. There was a button next to my bed marked ROOM SERVICE - and… — Bob Hope
Tokyo cab drivers are all ex-kamikaze pilots. — Bob Hope
Flying from the United States to Tokyo takes approximately as long as law school. — Dave Barry
One night in Tokyo we watched two Japanese businessmen saying good-night to each other after what had clearly been a long night of drinking, a… — Dave Barry
Tokyo is huge. Something like 15 million people live there, and my estimate is that at any given moment, 14.7 million of them are lost. — Dave Barry
Eclecticism is the degree zero of contemporary general culture: one listens to reggae, watches a western, eats McDonald's food for lunch and local cuisine for… — Jean-Francois Lyotard
I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him there. — Bryan Ferry
Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city. — Tadao Ando
Working in Tokyo has convinced me that, contrary to what people think, it is actually one of the world's most beautiful cities. — Tadao Ando
Before I became a writer, I was running a jazz bar in the center of Tokyo, which means that I worked in filthy air all… — Haruki Murakami
Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart. — Vikas Swarup
Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before… — Joe Frazier
The karate that has been introduced to Tokyo is actually just a part of the whole. The fact that those who have learnt karate there… — Kenwa Mabuni
All those involved in the firebombing of Tokyo .. were war criminals interviews recorded in the movie The Fog of War.. the firebombing of Tokyo… — Robert McNamara
The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo. — John Kenneth Galbraith

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