Born Quote by Robert Benchley

The Japanese are lovely people. So humble and disciplined.

— Kunal Kapoor

What kind of people do they [the Japanese] think we are?

— Winston Churchill

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

— Donna Tartt

Growing up in postwar Japan has made me the person I am, but it is not why I do the work I do. It…

— Rei Kawakubo

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

— Haruki Murakami

We cannot escape the conclusion that because of performance in the pre-existence some of us are born as Chinese, some as Japanese, some as…

— Mark E. Petersen

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

— George Mikes

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.

— Carlos Ghosn

“The remarkable reversal of public attitudes toward the Japanese over the years -- especially in Australia, Peru and the United States -- suggests that…

— Thomas Sowell

I think Japanese people like teamwork. Sometimes they don't try to be No. 1 or different to other people. That can be good but…

— Kei Nishikori

“Whereas, in the west, individuality and drive are considered positive qualities, they are not seen the same way, in Japan. In that country, if…

— Alexei Maxim Russell

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

— Ichiro Suzuki