So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor, it feels very much closed in for various reasons.

The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.

The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.

When the world has 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 nuclear plants, can we call that a safe world? I think we need to properly have this debate.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.

It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.

This quake, tsunami and the nuclear accident are the biggest crises for Japan [in decades] ... We will continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert.

I wouldn't call myself anti-nuclear. I seek a society non-reliant on nuclear energy, a society that can do without nuclear energy, and Japan can prove a role model. It’s possible.

There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

When people seem angry, sometimes they are simply upset and hurting. Asking the right questions helps them to work through it.

There's a very simple reason why quality relationships are scarce: we live in a fallen world, and it sucks.

Theory without practice is of little value, whereas practice is the proof of theory.Theory is the knowledge, practice the ability.

The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

I'm a fan of good horror movies.

It's not the act of arrogance to draw, it's humbling - you must use your God-given talent. And of all the people I sketch, in most cases I feel I have to measure up to the subject.

They're only words, unless they're true.

Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.

Everyone I talk to says stuff like, 'Music sucks today,' and I'm going to try and change all that.