Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.

I like underwater life.

Reality is for people that lack imagination.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

I am an animator. I feel like I'm the manager of a animation cinema factory. I am not an executive. I'm rather like a foreman, like the boss of a team of craftsmen. That is the spirit of how I work.

Life is a winking light in the darkness.

The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.

Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul.

There are all kinds of values within the films but I don't make message films.

I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.

Those are shrines. Some people believe spirits live in them.

Look for principles and virtues that will help you grow bigger from inside.

If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions.

When I was little in Spokane, Washington I drew all the time... and my father would bring paper home... and I mostly drew browning automatic water-cooled sub-machine guns... that was my favorite.

Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.

I have the body of a GOD

The Greeks have snatched up their spears. They have pointed the helms of their ships Toward the bulwarks of Troy.

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.

Sometimes I start with lyrics - rarely - but sometimes I might have an idea for some lyrics that I wanna say. I write them down and figure out how to use that in a melody to write a song.

The totalitarian toil-state originates in the propertylessness of the majority.

The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.