My biggest failure is 'Metal Gear.' It's my biggest failure and my biggest success.

90% of what is considered "impossible" is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time & technology.

Find something to believe in, and find it for yourself. And when you do - pass it on to the future.

I want my games to teach a message about life, by presenting situations where the answer isn't a clear yes or no.

Games are a way of escaping reality - that's why you need heroic factor.

When a man is hit by Friendly Fire, his blood pressure lowers and his morale sinks. I have been hit by Friendly Fire in my heart. Sighs spill from my body instead of blood.

It's not wether you were right or wrong, but how much faith you were willing to have - that decides the future.

I respect Shigeru Miyamoto, so there will be a lot of mushrooms in 'Metal Gear Solid 3.' But you cannot eat turtles.

As a creator, I always want to betray fans expectations.

The human body is supposed to be 70 percent water. I consider myself 70 percent film

Building the future, and keeping the past alive - are one and the same thing.

The best boss is the one who bosses the least.

Some express, some write and some just feel it.

Somehow my soul remembers it all, hers doesn't.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty

It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.

My life was over, finished, and I’d never seen Pearl Jam play live

Life is too short for chess.

I would love to have the power to be the just eternally perfect husband so my wife would always be happy; that would take me to heaven if I could figure that one out.

A lot of people felt defeated and hopeless by Trump's election. But I feel his election should energize people to resist apathy, ignorance, sexism, xenophobia, and racism.

I think when you're looking for people to interview, you want to make it fair and honest. You're not just bringing people on so you can beat them up or, you know, make fools out of them or something