Quotes by Japanese authors

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Small: It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era
Nobuo Uematsu
"It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era"
Nobuo Uematsu, Composer
Small: Man is a child of his environment
Shinichi Suzuki
"Man is a child of his environment"
Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Small: Every child grows everything depends on the teacher
Shinichi Suzuki
"Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher"
Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Small: Design is not for philosophy its for life
Issey Miyake
"Design is not for philosophy it's for life"
Issey Miyake, Designer
Small: Give the peasants neither life nor death
"Give the peasants neither life nor death"
Ieyasu Tokugawa, Statesman
Small: I believe that there are many interesting projects that are potentially possible for me other than game music,
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
Small: However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the env
Nobuo Uematsu
"However now we can create a sound that can truly startle someone and in terms of sound effects I think the environment that we are in now has improved dramatically"
Nobuo Uematsu, Composer
Small: There is nothing you can see that is not a flower there is nothing you can think that is not the moon
"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon"
Matsuo Basho, Poet
Small: Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan
"Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan"
Hidetoshi Nakata, Athlete
Small: And its very strange, but I think there is something very common - not only in Celtic music - but there is a f
Nobuo Uematsu
"And it's very strange, but I think there is something very common - not only in Celtic music - but there is a factor or element in Celtic music that is similar in music that we find in Japan, the United States, Europe, and even China and other Asian countries"
Nobuo Uematsu, Composer
Small: The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, its reuse
Issey Miyake
"The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse"
Issey Miyake, Designer
Small: It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars
Hideki Tojo
"It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers
"The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers"
Matsuo Basho, Poet
Small: Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all
"Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment"
Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete
Small: A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader
Daisaku Ikeda
"A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader"
Daisaku Ikeda, Writer
Small: I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in its own right
"I think afterall, a promotion video is a piece of work in it's own right"
Namie Amuro, Musician
Small: I discovered freedom for the first time in England
"I discovered freedom for the first time in England"
Emperor Hirohito, Royalty
Small: Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience
"Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience"
Masaru Ibuka, Businessman
Small: Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sisters husband is and American,
Nobuo Uematsu
"Well, rather than to give you my impression on Los Angeles, per se, my older sister's husband is and American, therefore I have a pretty good idea of the, perhaps the characteristics of Americans in general"
Nobuo Uematsu, Composer
Small: When love is deep, much can be accomplished
Shinichi Suzuki
"When love is deep, much can be accomplished"
Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Small: It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit
Shinichi Suzuki
"It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit"
Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Small: Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill
Shinichi Suzuki
"Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill"
Shinichi Suzuki, Musician
Small: From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes.
Issey Miyake
"From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes. I wanted the clothes to move when people moved. The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh"
Issey Miyake, Designer
Small: To be honest, I think we should find first the possibility to make it. Research is first - if youre not intere
Issey Miyake
"To be honest, I think we should find first the possibility to make it. Research is first - if you're not interested, you never can find something. Many things happen from forgotten machines - ones that are no longer used"
Issey Miyake, Designer
Small: Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japans real position, and it is greatly to be regre
Hideki Tojo
"Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japan's real position, and it is greatly to be regretted that the Sino-Japanese War became one of long duration"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind
"A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind"
Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete
Small: The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and t
Hideki Tojo
"The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize, without prejudice, with the peoples of East Asia"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him if he wants to pull back, send him on his way
"When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way"
Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete
Small: To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury in the Art of Pea
"To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury in the Art of Peace"
Morihei Ueshiba, Athlete
Small: Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as
Hideki Tojo
"Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: I notice that teams are now more interested in Japanese players than when I first went to Europe
"I notice that teams are now more interested in Japanese players than when I first went to Europe"
Hidetoshi Nakata, Athlete
Small: With love and patience, nothing is impossible
Daisaku Ikeda
"With love and patience, nothing is impossible"
Daisaku Ikeda, Writer
Small: If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse
"If I get to wrapped up in how I have to be, or what I have to do, things gradually get worse and worse"
Namie Amuro, Musician
Small: Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye
"Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye"
Miyamoto Musashi, Soldier
Small: But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success
"But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success"
Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier
Small: Do nothing which is of no use
"Do nothing which is of no use"
Miyamoto Musashi, Soldier
Small: There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to th
"There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart"
Kenzo Tange, Architect
Small: Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long
"Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long"
Kenzo Tange, Architect
Small: In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win vi
"In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory"
Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier
Small: Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same
"Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same"
Hayao Miyazaki, Director
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