Stan Sakai quotes
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“A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.”
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“There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions.”
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“Kids just don't read any more. They spend much more time with video games. It's just hard to get kids to read anything. Book sales have dropped dramatically, too. I think 90% of the books are bought only by 5% of the US population.”
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“A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.”
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“I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste.”
-- Stan Sakai
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“A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.”
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“Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear.”
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“I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.”
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Source : "Hagakure" by Nabeshima Naoshige, translated by William Scott Wilson, 1979.
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“Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.”
Source : "Uncommon Law". Book by A. P. Herbert, 1935.
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“I don't think it's something you can be prepared for. I'm just going with the flow.”
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“Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.”
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