quotes about Samurai
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Never quit, you have to resist to the utmost. 'Til you drop, like a Samurai
-- Carlson Gracie -
A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.
-- Chris Bradford -
The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon.
-- Dustin Diamond -
Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear.
-- Enson Inoue -
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It's actually the samurai spirit, which is 'no fear and never give up.
-- Enson Inoue -
I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.
-- Lester Cole -
My philosophy is the same as a Samurai: To hit without getting hit.
-- Lyoto Machida -
It feels like guitarists are samurais. You know, I'm playing a guitar, instead of a katana!
-- Miyavi -
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THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the universe, maintain peace in our own realms, nurture life, and prevent death and destruction. The true meaning of the term samurai is one who serves and adheres to the power of love.
-- Morihei Ueshiba -
The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.
-- Nabeshima NaoshigeSource : "Hagakure" by Nabeshima Naoshige, translated by William Scott Wilson, 1979.
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I do not like to be called a samurai, but I admit that I have an image of myself as a fighter. I would like to fight against all authorities and powers.
-- Nagisa Oshima -
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
-- Orlando Bloom -
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I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
-- Quentin Tarantino -
A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.
-- Stan Sakai -
Before I go off and direct a movie, I always look at four films. They tend to be The Seven Samurai, Lawrence Of Arabia, It's A Wonderful Life and The Searchers.
-- Steven Spielberg -
Kill Bill is one of my favorite movies. It has this gritty feeling to it, and it's got a little bit of everything - a little bit of western, a little bit of samurai, and a lot of this very cinematic violence that I personally think is very entertaining.
-- Tove StyrkeSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. If one understands things in this manner, he should be able to hear about all Ways and be more and more in accord with his own.
-- Yamamoto Tsunetomo -
The way of the Samurai is found in death.
-- Yamamoto Tsunetomo -
As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit
-- Yamaoka Tesshu -
Once the will is resolved, one's spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant's will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can sway ten thouÂsand men.
-- Yoshida ShoinSource : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. V, 1938.
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a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a ‘function’, one cog in a machine.
-- Yukio MishimaSource : Yukio Mishima, Tsunetomo Yamamoto (1977). “Yukio Mishima on Hagakure: the Samurai ethic and modern Japan”
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Kim: Hey... There's a guy over there with a samurai sword. Scott: Really? Like a katana or a wakizashi or both?
-- Bryan Lee O'Malley -
I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself.
-- Hiroyuki SanadaSource : Source: collider.com
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This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan.
-- Hiroyuki SanadaSource : Source: collider.com
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I've done Last Samurai in Japan, in LA, in New Zealand. Even in Japan it is very hard to shoot, because there's been so many changes. Only around a temple can we shoot.
-- Hiroyuki SanadaSource : Source: collider.com