Okada Quotes & Sayings

Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were no games, the battles were real, and the only enemy you fought was the buggers. — Orson Scott Card

There is no solemnity so deep, to a right-thinking creature, as that of dawn. — John Ruskin

Whether you like me or not, the fact that you're precious to me won't change, no matter what. — Mari Okada

The depth of the middle class is waning as the polarization of society is in progress. — Katsuya Okada

Know that the happiness we feel when we bring joy to others is the greatest happiness in the world. — Mokichi Okada

One last word of advice, though, Mr. Okada, though you may not want to hear this. There are things in this world it is better not to know about. Of course, those are the very things that people most want to know about. It's strange. — Haruki Murakami

I tell you, Mr. Okada, a cold beer at the end of the day is the best thing life has to offer. Some choosy people say that a too cold beer doesn't taste good, but I couldn't disagree more. The first beer should be so cold you can't even taste it. The second one should be a little less chilled, but I want that first one to be like ice. I want it to be so cold my temples throb with pain. This is my own personal preference of course. — Haruki Murakami

The only thing that can change Japan is a change in government. — Katsuya Okada

Anger always has a reason but love is always the answer. — Debasish Mridha

I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again. — Sade Adu

The situation now is not easy. But I believe in the good sense of the Japanese people. — Katsuya Okada

Hatred is like a long, dark shadow. Not even the person it falls upon knows where it comes from, in most cases. It is like a two-edged sword. When you cut the other person, you cut yourself. The more violently you hack at the other person, the more violently you hack at yourself. It can often be fatal. But it is not easy to dispose of. Please be careful, Mr.Okada. It is very dangerous. Once it has taken root in your heart, hatred is the most difficult think in the world to shake off. — Haruki Murakami

Knock, Knock!' [Puck] called in a high, singsong voice.
For a moment, silence. Then came a thud and a crash, as if something heavy had been hurled at the door. 'Go away!' snaled the voice from within.
'Ah, no. That's not how the joke goes,' called Puck.'I say 'knock, knock', and you're supposed to answer with 'who's there?'
'Fuck off!'
'Nope, that's still wrong — Julie Kagawa

The overall situation has now become clear the DPJ has suffered a great setback. — Katsuya Okada

In elections, you can't tell the outcome until you open the ballot boxes. — Katsuya Okada

Mr. Okada," she said, "I believe that you are entering a phase of your life in which many different things will occur. The disappearance of your cat is only the beginning." "Different things," I said. "Good things or bad things?" She tilted her head in thought. "Good things and bad things. Bad things that seem good at first, and good things that seem bad at first." "To me, that sounds very general," I said. — Haruki Murakami

And my inability to share this anger with anybody in the lobby aroused in me a profound sense of isolation. - Toru Okada — Haruki Murakami

There is a period between each night and day when one dies for a few hours, neither dreaming nor thinking nor tossing nor hating nor loving, but dying for a little while because life progresses in just such a way. — John Okada

Gratitude gives birth to gratitude and ingratitude creates more ingratitude. — Mokichi Okada

Eventually, Malta Kano withdrew her hand from mine and took several deep breaths. Then she nodded several times. "Mr. Okada," she said, "I believe that you are entering a phase of your life in which many different things will occur. The disappearance of your cat is only the beginning. — Haruki Murakami

Noboru Wataya is a person who belongs to a world that is the exact opposite of yours... In a world where you are losing everything, Mr.Okada, Noboru Wataya is gaining everything. In a world where you are rejected, he is accepted. And the opposite is just as true. Which is why he hates you so intensely. — Haruki Murakami