Famous Quotes & Sayings

Akio Morita

If you don't want Japan to buy it, don't sell it.

Akio Morita

Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.

Barney Frank

In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.

There was a time in the mid-'50s when the Philippines was in the same league as Japan economically and academics-wise.

Carrie Ann Inaba

I started my career as a singer in Japan, but left it all behind to focus on my dancing career.

Carlos Ghosn

China will be the answer to Japan's problems.

Carlos Ghosn

You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.

Bill Maher

They say that Japan's rigorous building codes and regulations saved thousands of lives over there. Or, as Republicans here saw it, it 'fostered a socialist, anti-business environment that's worse than being dead.'

Bill Maher

Sarah Palin finally heard what happened in Japan and she's demanding that we invade 'Tsunami.'

Dick Cavett

Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.

Ben Barnes

Half my fan mail comes from Japan.

Billy Higgins

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

Bill Plympton

America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.

It seems to be working because we sold the series to France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Japan and Korea.

Sven Eriksson

It is still a young squad. Those who were in Japan two years ago are more experienced and they should be better.

It was always a question of 'when' Japan would turn around, not 'if' Japan would turn around.

Tadashi Yanai

Opening new stores outside of Japan is important, but training our employees is even more important.

David Milne

Clearly, Japan is a most important market for digital consumer products.

David Sylvian

During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.

David Suzuki

On December 7, 1941, an event took place that had nothing to do with me or my family and yet which had devastating consequences for all of us - Japan bombed Pearl Harbour in a surprise attack. With that event began one of the shoddiest chapters in the tortuous history of democracy in North America.

David Suzuki

Each time I visit Japan, I am reminded of how Canadian I am and how little racial connection matters.

The selling you're seeing is nearly all on the tech side, and you're seeing resilience in other parts of the market. This tells me that people aren't panicking over Japan or anything else.

Hu Jintao

something the Japanese side should seriously reflect on.

Sometimes several (of us) were shooting the same Japanese fighter.Who knows which one took it down, and we just shared the result,

You reign, I rule. That is the Japanese way.

Jane Goodall

It's not Africa that is destroying the African rainforest, it's selling concessions to timber companies that are not African, they are from the developed world - Japan, America, Germany, Britain.

Tao Okamoto

I started modeling with a very negative part of me - I didn't really like myself or how I looked because I was very tall for a Japanese girl.

The only way out for Japan is to see the yen weaken.

Barry Sheene

They were ridiculous times. After I won my World Championship in 1976, I went to Japan.

Aung San Suu Kyi

It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism ...

Ayumi Hamasaki

I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome

Daniel H. Wilson

Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In Japan people want to snuggle with killer robots.

Daniel H. Pink

It seems the best approach for any venture is a combo platter - Japan's quality-consciousness paired with America's willingness to experiment and (sometimes) fail.