Quotes by Japanese authors

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Shinichi Suzuki

"Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

"If I don't think about anything, and start with a clean slate, in terms of what I have to do, a lot of different ideas come up, and I can think about things more openly"

Namie Amuro, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"Art exists for the human species. I think that all of the people who love art, those who teach art, and all of you should burn with the obligation to save the world"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"Art expresses man"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Shinichi Suzuki

"Art is not in some far-off place. A work of art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability"

Shinichi Suzuki, Musician

Nobuo Uematsu

"It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"I don't know anyone who would be exclusively working on game music, per se"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"I believe that there are still people who believe that game music is something equal to just an effect incorporated into the game, something like a BGM. And therefore this is something that I would like to show that is not true"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

"A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten"

Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier

Hideki Tojo

"It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

Hideki Tojo

"During this period, Japan's peaceful commercial relations were successively obstructed, primarily by the American rupture of commercial relations, and this was a grave threat to the survival of Japan"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

"When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

Nobuo Uematsu

"We hope that eventually there would be an occasion which I can personally prove that game music can in fact impress many different people and move them"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Hideki Tojo

"When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

Hideki Tojo

"The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution of Japanese residents in China, and the illegal violation of Japanese rights"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

Hideki Tojo

"In dealing with the China problem, the British and American side, which had particularly strong interests in China, should have based its judgments about the origins of the problem on direct observation of the actual circumstances at the time"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

"The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"Mankind's role is to fulfil his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji, but there is only one summit - love"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you"

Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve"

Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier

"They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races"

Emperor Hirohito, Royalty

Nobuo Uematsu

"I think that American people really know how to pursue fun, they really know how to have a good time. Japanese are somewhat more reserved than Americans, so I'm jealous"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"I believe that there are many interesting projects that are potentially possible for me other than game music, and therefore in my mind there are several things that are being contemplated"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"Certainly my only interest is not in Celtic music"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"I always begin to compose the melody first"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"However in countries outside of Japan I think game music is still a potential growth market that has not yet developed to the extent that we are seeing in Japan"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"For over ten years or so game music has developed into a very large market"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"And as far as the Disney Concert hall is concerned, it is a wonderful modern structure and I am extremely honored that I had this opportunity to have a concert here"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"I just initiated the project where I write music for somebody else to write the lyrics and also for the orchestra to perform. I've just initiated the project. That leads the project into creating an independent label outside of game music"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"The second album of Black Mages is currently in the process of recording and the basic tracks have already been completed. Hopefully sometime in the future we will be able to have a concert"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Nobuo Uematsu

"Last year in Germany at a town hall in Leipzig there was a game music concert played by the orchestra and some of the Final Fantasy scores were played. This year there is another concert scheduled in the same location, for game music"

Nobuo Uematsu, Composer

Hideki Tojo

"To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats"

Hideki Tojo, Soldier

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