In Shingen's art of war, it is said one should value the later victory. That may be so, but I value the first victory.

I fight my enemies with swords, not with salt.

I stand on the battlefield as an incarnation of Bishamonten.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

-- Bruce Lee

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

-- Jackie Robinson

Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; head bowed, I willingly serve as a children's ox.

-- Lu Xun

Either explode in silence, or perish in silence.

-- Lu Xun

Courage is grace under pressure.

-- Ernest Hemingway

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

-- George Orwell