Bushido Quotes:

Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.

- Jeff Cooper

topic: Gun, Way, Bushido

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

- Tom Cruise

topic: Thinking, Compassion, Artist, Bushido

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.

- Yamamoto Tsunetomo

source: "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.

topic: Mean, Civilization, Life And Death, Between Life And Death, Bushido

My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.

- Rickson Gracie

topic: Loyalty, Art, Surrender, Bushido

If a man does not investigate into the matter of bushido daily, it will be difficult for him to die a brave and manly death.

- Kato Kiyomasa

topic: War, Men, Brave, Bushido

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

- Steven Spielberg

topic: Country, Strong, War, War Of The Worlds, Dishonour

Intelligence is the flower of discrimination. There are many examples of the flower blooming but not bearing fruit. Bushido is in being crazy to die. Fifty or more could not kill one such a man.

- Nabeshima Naoshige

topic: Crazy, War, Flower, Blooming Flower, Bearing Fruit

When I was young I used to practice a martial art that was a mixture of karate, kung fu, Jujitsu, Yawara Kubotan, Aikido, Okinawan kobudo, Newaza, etc.; now I am just a theoretical samurai or a bushido scholar if you prefer.

- William C. Brown

topic: Art, Practice, Mixtures, Kung Fu, Aikido