Itoi Shigesato Quotes & Sayings

And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor. — Damon Wayans

Hold yourself to a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher

I'm opposed to the death penalty not because I think it's unconstitutional per se-although I think it's been applied in ways that are unconstitutional-but it really is a moral view, and that is that the taking of life is not the way to handle even the most significant of crimes ... Who amongst anyone is not above redemption? I think we have to be careful in executing final judgment. The one thing my faith teaches me-I don't get to play God. I think you are short-cutting the whole process of redemption ... I don't want to be the person that stops that process from taking place. — Jay Sekulow

I don't want to work on stuff I don't like. — Shigesato Itoi

One thing you must never lose is courage. If you believe in the goal you are striving for, you will be courageous. There are many difficult times ahead, but you must keep your sense of humor, work through the tough situations, and enjoy yourself! — Shigesato Itoi

I don't only like rock music. There are other forms of music that I find interesting. I would want to do everything, every kind of music. I wouldn't want to be limited to like playing heavy metal or whatever. — Mick Jagger

I wanted to create a game (EarthBound) with real characters; characters whom players would recognize in the people around them. — Shigesato Itoi

When you lock a movie's release date and then move it two months, it's just not good. It's good for everything but the cast, crew, and people who are creatively trying to make a film. — Rob Zombie

It is often safer to be in chains than to be free. — Franz Kafka

The first time I ever performed spoken word poetry in front of a big crowd, it totally failed. It ended, people barely clapped ... in retrospect the poem was terrible. And for a while I thought this was something I would never do again. And then I realized that, in my 17-year-old head, that was the worst it could have been. And it wasn't that bad - [because] from there, it could only get better. And I think that failure kind of freed me up to explore and not be afraid of failing again. — Phil Kay

But when your life is broken, you'll let that misery roll by for years, and ignore the side of you that isn't finished. — Sandra Kring

The sacred time defined the sacred-moment. — Lailah Gifty Akita