#japanese

The Japanese put houses in among the trees and allowed nature to gain the ascendancy in any composition. ↗

— Stephen Gardiner

#among #any #ascendancy #composition #gain

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war. ↗

— Townsend Harris

#japanese #more #opium #president #states

Well, dojo is a traditional Japanese word for training hall. ↗

— Joseph Jarman

#japanese #traditional #training #well #word

The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#atom #atom bomb #basis #bomb #cities

Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#change #criticism #explains #interest #japan

My mother lived in Holland, and during World War II was incarcerated in a Japanese camp for three years. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#during #holland #ii #japanese #lived

It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even as the Japanese; and they are certainly not so religious as the Christian missionaries desire them to be. ↗

— Hu Shih

#chinese #christian #desire #even #hindus

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence

Sometimes I miss out the morning's painting session and instead study my Japanese books in the open. ↗

— Gustav Klimt

#i #instead #japanese #miss #morning

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris. ↗

— John C. Danforth

#japanese #lisa #mona #paris #visiting