Yamaoka Quotes

#1. The moon does not think to be reflected, nor does the water think to reflect, in the Hirosawa Pond.

Yamaoka Tesshu

#2. I like Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory because some children deserve to be taken to a chocolate factory and tortured. I like Dawn of the dead because you don't normally get to kill all of the zombies hanging out at the mall.

Doug Benson

#3. Thirst for victory leads to defeat; not tiring of defeat leads to victory.

Yamaoka Tesshu

#4. An army formed of good officers moves like clockwork; but there is no situation upon earth less enviable, nor more distressing, than that person's who is at the head of troops which are regardless of order and discipline.

George Washington

#5. We are not at the end but at the beginning of a new physics. But whatever we find, there will always be new horizons continually awaiting us.

Michio Kaku

#6. Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.

Joe Baca

#7. The pros and cons of using the apron are likely above my pay grade, but with or without it, the Indy 500 is always going to be an exciting race to watch.

Charlie Kimball

#8. As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit

Yamaoka Tesshu

#9. There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.

Jawaharlal Nehru

#10. Two people can illustrate crudity to you.
The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.
The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one.

Idries Shah

#11. Radio had been very good to me as a car dealer. It's flexible, and it's fast - you can get on the air in an hour and change your message - and compared to other types of media, it's very good value.

Jim Pattison

#12. Zen is like soap. First you wash with it, and then you wash off the soap.

Yamaoka Tesshu

#13. If you want to obtain the secrets of such wonderful techniques, drill yourself, harden yourself, undergo severe training, abandoned body and mind; follow this course for years and you will naturally reach the profoundest levels. To know if water is hot or cold you must taste it yourself.

Yamaoka Tesshu

#14. A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful Land, traversing all the seas with the rich production of their Industry.

Thomas Jefferson

#15. Each person on this planet is inherently, intrinsically capable of attaining "dizzying heights" of happiness and fulfillment.

Wayne Dyer

#16. Do not think that this is all there is. More and more wonderful teachings exist ...

Yamaoka Tesshu

#17. The world is wide, full of happenings. Keep this in mind and never believe 'I'm the onlyone who knows.'

Yamaoka Tesshu