To give a person an opinion one must first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to receive it or not.

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.

Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.

Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.

The way of the Samurai is found in death.

Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.

In the eyes of mercy, no one should have hateful thoughts. Feel pity for the man who is even more at fault. The area and size of mercy is limitless.

Go ahead and gamble a lie. A person who will not tell you seven lies within a hundred yards is useless as a man.

The end is important in all things.

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.

That night there was more than one killer in the forest, the next day a lot more ghosts.--The Book of Brin

If I lift any weights, I do it more for explosion, but I really use my body weight to build up muscle and strength.

Sometimes I want to work with a DP, sometimes I want to work myself. I go to 35mm, 16mm, it's all the same, but it depends on what you want to tell and what are the tools you need.

It terrified me to consider: What if, as a grown-up, I craved another body beside me as still as this one? What then?

The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.

I'm the type of pitcher that definitely gets stronger and better adjusted to the batters as the season goes on.

For men, it's necessary to push aside that marvelous ego that tells you that you are all knowing and capable, and see that you are not.

Although approximately 80% of osteoporosis sufferers are women, as the longevity of the male population increases, the disease will assume increasing importance in men

I hate myself because I am not beautiful. I hate myself because I am fat.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.