Art Quote by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a ‘function’, one…

— Yukio Mishima

Young artists wish for inspired moments. And you find them; you take them; eager artists are bandits. Theatrical moments arrive, and...you grab. Good! You…

— Jerzy Grotowski

At the end of the day, I'm a samurai.

— Dillon Danis

“You seem to be under the misconception that if you perform one brave deed, that alone makes you a samurai. Well it doesn't! You…

— Eiji Yoshikawa

Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the…

— Edward Zwick

For those that don't know, a Ronin is a Japanese word for masterless samurai and in the wrestling industry that is how I see…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.

— Stan Sakai

Did not the artists of the great age of Japanese art change names many times during their careers? I like that; they wanted to…

— Henri Matisse

“Servant of the people is samurai sacred.”

— Abhijit Naskar

If we study Japanese art, we see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic and intelligent, who spends his time doing what? He studies…

— Vincent Van Gogh

“Despite his inauspicious roots and lack of a recognizeable last name, this guy not only excelled at the art of war, but rose to…

— Sebastian Marshall

I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death,…

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo