
As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit —
Yamaoka Tesshu

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger. —
Mencius

SHUCHU RYOKU - Focus all your energy to one point. —
Gozo Shioda

We should think of a photographer as a Samurai who makes rituals, moves and gestures in order to develop his techniques and his instinct. —
Alex Majoli
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It's a Samurai story [47 ronin], so if we change too much Japanese audiences will have strong against feelings to the film. It's not good. —
Hiroyuki Sanada

It feels like guitarists are samurais. You know, I'm playing a guitar, instead of a katana! —
Miyavi

Becoming the opponent means you should put yourself in an opponent's place and think from the opponent's point of view. —
Miyamoto Musashi

The sword has to be more than a simple weapon; it has to be an answer to life's questions. —
Miyamoto Musashi

You are not a samurai, Nate. You're a medically-savvy immortal with Star Wars bed sheets. —
Chelsea Fine

The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body. —
Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Anyway I think I met him in the Swai. I was a Geisha, he was a Samurai —
Nicki Minaj

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai. —
Yamamoto Tsunetomo

You know, there's a joke in there somewhere. A Highlander, a Viking, and a Samurai walk into a bar. —
N.R. Walker

I wasn't hip to 'Samurai Jack' until I saw it, but then I was all, 'This show is awesome!' —
John DiMaggio

My philosophy is the same as a Samurai: To hit without getting hit. —
Lyoto Machida

Samurai films, like westerns, need not be familiar genre stories. They can expand to contain stories of ethical challenges and human tragedy. —
Roger Ebert

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's. —
Stan Sakai

Men are bad cyclists, hunters of wild animals, kamikazes, samurai and Christian martyrs. —
Christine Gran

Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords. —
Lucy Liu

If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to? - asked the Samurai. —
Paulo Coelho

Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied. —
Alexander The Great

Samurai are born to die.
Death is not a curse to be avoided
but the natural end of all life. Death is not eternal ... dishonor is. —
Rick Remender

It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless —
Takuan Soho

No magnetic wombats, no flying hyenas, no catfish masquerading as samurai, and, MOST CERTAINLY, no Duku jam! —
Gina Marinello-Sweeney