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Samurai Quotes

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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

'Without Awareness, Expertise cannot be concentrated. Without Proficiency, Power cannot be utilized and without Power, Awareness may not be implemented.'
Authors on Samurai Quotes: Hiroyuki Sanada Enson Inoue Yamamoto Tsunetomo Morihei Ueshiba Yoshida Shoin Alexander Payne Mencius Orlando Bloom Takuan Soho Alexander the Great Miyavi George Lucas Carlson Gracie Stan Sakai Gozo Shioda Dustin Diamond Sun Tzu Yamaoka Tesshu Lyoto Machida Lester Cole Chris Bradford Nabeshima Naoshige Quentin Tarantino William Gibson Bryan Lee O'Malley Nagisa Oshima Elon Musk
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As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit
Yamaoka Tesshu

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

4.
My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.
Elon Musk

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

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

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

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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

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The way of the Samurai is found in death.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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

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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 Naoshige

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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 thou­sand men.
Yoshida Shoin

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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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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

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

24.
I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.
Lester Cole

25.
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 Sanada

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

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

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

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One of the amazing things about 'Seven Samurai' is that there are a lot of characters. And considering you have so many, and they all have shaved heads, and you've got good guys and bad guys and peasants, you get to understand a lot of them without too much being said.
George Lucas

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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

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I loved the Limey [movie]! It's so violent! And yet it's so exquisitely romanticized in a sort of Japanese way, it's a samurai film. Coming out of that, I was really deeply conflicted, because a friend who had seen it said, it's beautiful, but it's not about anything. it's one micron thick.
William Gibson

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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