“ If you don’t try, you will not succeed. This is true for of all things. Not succeeding is the result of not trying. ”
- Japanese proverb- Copy
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“ If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples. ”
- Japanese proverb- Copy
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“ There are very few Japanese Jews. As a result, there is no Japanese word for Alan King. ”
- Johnny Carson- Copy
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“ I get up early and do a plebeian thing like do the dishes from last night. I've gone from wrestling champion to Japanese houseboy. ”
- Lou Thesz- Copy
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“ Did you know that the word tsunami, which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past. ”
- Junichiro Koizumi- Copy
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“ To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot. ”
- Lane Kirkland- Copy
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“ It was like a Japanese ball player being invited to play first base for the Yankees. ”
- Geraldine Kidston- Copy
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“ There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do. ”
- Soichiro Honda- Copy
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“ Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit. ”
- Francis Marion- Copy
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“ We Japanese enjoy the small pleasures, not extravagance. I believe a man should have a simple lifestyle — even if he can afford more. ”
- Massaru Ibuka- Copy
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“ The correct strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreign clients is a Japanese strategy: ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefully feel for pressure points. If an impasse is reached, don't pressure… ”
- John L. Graham- Copy
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“ It was written in some newspaper that I'm a Japanese Britney Spears. I like her, and she's fun to watch, but I don't get the sense that she's her own creation. Who I really like is Madonna. What I admire is she's made it on her own terms. ”
- Ayumi Hamasaki- Copy
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“ I have flown in just about everything, with all kinds of pilots in all parts of the world - British, French, Pakistani, Iranian, Japanese, Chinese - and there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between any of them except for one unchanging, certain fact: the best, most skillful pilot has the most experience. ”
- Chuck Yeager- Copy
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“ American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of being in a band is working the same way. ”
- Ian Williams- Copy
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“ The Japanese element of this is very important because Japan is a strong regional ally and partner of Australia and I think it is very important to the coalition effort in Iraq that Japan continues to be part of that effort, particularly as the contribution Japan is making is of a very constructive humanitarian kind. ”
- John Howard- Copy
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“ Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble. ”
- Steve Forbes- Copy
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