Yasukuni Quotes

#1. I paid a visit to Yasukuni Shrine to pray for the souls of those who had fought for the country and made ultimate sacrifices. I have made a pledge never to wage war again, that we must build a world that is free from the sufferings of the devastation of war.

Shinzo Abe

#2. The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the people of Japan who fought and lost their lives for the country and to pray for the peace of their souls.

Shinzo Abe

#3. The Japanese covet important symbols - their heroic past as enshrined in Yasukuni, the Imperial family which has never been sullied by scandal.

F. Sionil Jose

#4. My mother was harsh and constantly told me I had jug ears and heaven knows what else. But she was devoted and a hard worker.

Carmen Dell'Orefice

#5. I put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. Between homework and sports and drama and being social, I slept about four hours a night through high school and college.

Allison Williams

#6. Mom, he was fucking my mother. He's a motherfucker!
- Sleeping with the Fishes

MaryJanice Davidson

#7. My favorite Galaxie 500 album is the first one, 'Today,' recorded in three days at Noise New York and produced by Kramer. It contains my favorite Galaxie 500 songs: 'Temperature's Rising,' 'Tugboat,' and our interpretation of Jonathan Richman's 'Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste.'

Dean Wareham

#8. We had just heard that story recounted so many times over the years that it was easy to take the details and fold them into our own sparse memories.

Sarah Dessen

#9. My music doesn't exist in a vacuum; there's a script and there's an actor and it's about to come together.

Ayshay

#10. Consistent style prevents presentation from getting in the way of content.

Steven Pinker

#11. I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.

Jonathan Safran Foer

#12. AHA!" interrupted Officer Shrift, making another note in his little book. "Just as I thought: boys are the cause of everything.

Norton Juster

#13. How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.

Confucius

#14. I love it when you talk medical to me.

John Green

#15. When I step on the mat I know there is no other place I'd rather be.

Marcelo Garcia

#16. I think it's our job to be happy and find happiness for ourselves.

Guy Branum

#17. Silences seem longer in darkness. I think it's because it's harder to lie when the lights are off. There's a rawness that only belongs to the night and the truth can't help but be set free.

Katie McGarry