Samurai Quotes: top 76 famous quotes about Samurai

Samurai Quotes & Sayings

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When I had no roof I made Audacity my roof. ROBERT PINSKY, "Samurai Song" Never never never give up. WINSTON CHURCHILL — Cheryl Strayed

There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle ... Perhaps ... — Jean-Pierre Melville

New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them. — Nobuhiro Watsuki

Life is like swordplay. Grip it, hold it tightly, then make your move. — Louis Edward Rosas

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

Honor knows no birthright. — Louis Edward Rosas

Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant. — Tsukahara Bokuden

You can always die. It's living that takes real courage. - Himura Kenshin — Nobuhiro Watsuki

As a Western, 'The Magnificent Seven' was a pretty good film. I don't think it was as interesting or as multi-faceted as 'Seven Samurai.' — George Lucas

Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live. — Thomas Browne

You'd expect that as much as a samurai would expect a kick in the balls. — Kelley Armstrong

There is no solitude greater than the samurai's, unless perhaps it be that of a tiger in the jungle. — Jean-Pierre Melville

Scientist and smart fellow learner-of-stuff, want to do samurai-monster training with us? We intend to become dangerous. — Laini Taylor

I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being. — Eiji Yoshikawa

No deeper loneliness than the Samurai's. None but the tiger's in the jungle perhaps. He — Jack Higgins

A samurai was essentially a man of action. — Inazo Nitobe

Kim Stanley Robinson wields a pen like a samurai sword — Me

In the world of old memories, there's no room for visitors — Nobuhiro Watsuki

I love family reunions. Maybe next year we could pass out samurai swords. — Doug Solter

The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still. — Sun Tzu

Never quit, you have to resist to the utmost. 'Til you drop, like a Samurai — Carlson Gracie

As you get the rhythm you discern how to win. — Miyamoto Musashi

We are samurai, Lord. Death defines us. We must become a master of dealing it to our enemies, yes, but most of all lose all fear of our own. — David Kirk

The Samurai is the first to suffer anxiety for human society, and he is the last to seek personal pleasure. — Morihei Ueshiba

Summer grasses,
All that remains
Of soldiers' dreams — Matsuo Basho

Working on the Samurai sword is very different because your body position has to be very still. It's a much quieter was of fighting. — Lucy Liu

Let's think about something more cheerful, shall we? Like puppies or flowers or samurai swords. — Heather Wood

Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear. — Enson Inoue

I like action films, not exclusively, but I like Samurai films. I like Westerns. Not so much war pictures, but a few. I like kinetic cinema. — Alexander Payne

Be a Samurai.
Because you just never know what's behind the freaking sky. — Laini Taylor

A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger. — Chris Bradford

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail. — Elon Musk

The essence of samurai is not just service, but loyalty to his master, to a cause greater than himself. — Barry Eisler

A spiritual path for the modern samurai, but in the service of the heart, not the dictatorship of the ego. — Vincent Thibault

How could he possibly bow deeply enough to honor a thousand-year-old samurai queen? — Nadia Scrieva

In the world of old memories, there's room for visitors — Nobuhiro Watsuki

Sparta, Rome, the knights of Europe, the samurai . . . worshipped strength. Because it is strength that makes all other values possible. — Timothy Ferriss

I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie. — Quentin Tarantino

A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito — Nobuhiro Watsuki

I dreamt of worldly success once. — Miyamoto Musashi

The Samurai always has to rise and move on, because new challenges will come. — Lyoto Machida

I also know a Were-Pomeranian named Phoebe Fluffenstuff that will gut someone with her samurai sword as casually as you would slice a pie — James R Tuck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm starting to question our choice of life skills," she whispered to him.
"I know. Why aren't we samurai?"
"Let's be samurai," she said. — Laini Taylor

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

A hug from a samurai girl is warmer than a heap of blankets and more meaningful than a pile of words. — Sandy Fussell

There is even rhythm in being empty. — Miyamoto Musashi

I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened. — Lester Cole

Commitment doesn't have conditions. A compassionate samurai follows through whether it feels good or not; average people do what they feel like doing. — Brian Klemmer

A samurai will use a toothpick even though he has not eaten. Inside the skin of a dog, outside the hide of a tiger. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo

No matter how much you hate or how much you suffer, you can't bring the dead back to life — Nobuhiro Watsuki

This is almost the most famous story The last samurai - Samurai story - in Japan. — Hiroyuki Sanada

It's actually the samurai spirit, which is 'no fear and never give up. — Enson Inoue

I've done a lot of Samurai film in Japan, and sometimes done the choreography by myself. — Hiroyuki Sanada