By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.

Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.

If I'm gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is "poontang".

Even when we lose an arm or a leg, there's not less of us but more. Human experience weighs more than human tissue.

I think JLo and iggy azalea have lost their heads up each other's big butts.

A ruler wishing to win shold not trust a cpterued enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enemity, however, concealed, will ruerely come to light.

Most things get steadily worse.

For the Left, affluence is won, not earned.

If you aren't getting flak, you aren't over the target.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.

Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it.

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it in time.