Democracy is a fine thing. But that doesn't mean citizens have a right to run riot whenever they disagree with something.#Page: 120

An artist's concern is to capture beauty wherever he finds it.

The truth is, Japan is headed for crisis. We are in the hands of greedy businessmen and weak politicians. Such people will see to it poverty grows every day.

Revolution? Really, Ono! The communists want a revolution. We want nothing of the sort. Quite the opposite, in fact. We wish for a restoration.

How so much honourable is such a contest, in which one's moral conduct and achievement are brought as witnesses rather than the size of one's purse.#Page: 10

Knowledge was scattered treasure, education organized it into art, commerce and science.

A life I didn't choose chose me.

Those who are content have enough; those that complain, have too much.

In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie.

The urge to draw must be quite deep within us, because children love to do it.

You might as well learn right now, you two, that the poorest guide you can have in life is what people will say.

An astounding thing is that, almost every single week, I have met someone from my past.

Love is not love if there is no beloved.

Want a Coke?” Abra asked. “Sugar solves lots of problems, that’s what I think.

As with Three Mile Island, the hysteria of the media and the political class over the Deepwater spill is likely to lead to increased risk and adverse environmental tradeoffs.