Munakata Shiko Quotes & Sayings

Black and white are absolute ... expressing the most delicate vibration, the most profound tranquility, and unlimited profundity. — Shiko Munakata

It would be an idyllic tropical paradise if not for the malaria, the insects, the constant diarrhea and resulting hemorrhoids, and the fact that the people are dirty and smell bad and eat each other and use human heads for decoration. — Neal Stephenson

In the words of a very famous dead person, 'A nation that does not know its history is doomed to do poorly on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. — Dave Barry

There now exists a factor which was formerly lacking - the spirit of the nation has been aroused, and a common misfortune, a common debasement, has united all the inhabitants of the Islands. — Jose Rizal

The talent of a meat packer, the morals of a money changer, and the manners of an undertaker. — William Allen White

What are the stories you want people to tell about you? — Steven Soderbergh

I want to strip my work of 'effects' until it stands monolithic, based on reality and yet transcending it. It must flow naturally from my materials, from the way of the chisel and the way of the block ... It is the ultimate ideal. — Shiko Munakata

That's a dead flower she'd holding. How's it gonna look cute?" Flash glanced back again and shook his head. "Man, it's beyond dead. I've got Legos with more life than that plant."
"That's why everyone calls Emily Black Thumb, because she somehow kills every plant she gets. — Vonnie Davis

My courage is nothing but borrowed courage." "Not borrowed," said Mother. "Stored up. In us. Like a bank. We've seen your courage and we saved some for you when you temporarily ran out and needed some of it back." "Cash flow problem, that's all it was," said Father. — Orson Scott Card

You have to get her to trust you more than she trusts herself. — Candice Raquel Lee

memories are like your favorite movie you remember the best parts and the worst parts. — Jim Long

I make black and white prints because I want to go back to the beginning. — Shiko Munakata