Okumura Restaurant Quotes & Sayings

He did not confuse what he longed for with his gratitude for what he had. Extreme desires have their own sanctuary. — Tove Jansson

It was first love. Nothing else is quite like that," I said. "Do you know what I mean? — Leigh James

But who will watch my lilies, When their blossoms open white? By day the sun shall be sentry, And the moon and the stars by night! — Bayard Taylor

Sound an alarm! Advertising, not deals, builds brands. — David Ogilvy

Nothing is more certain of destroying any good feeling that may be cherished towards us than to show distrust. To be suspected as an enemy is often enough to make a man become so; the whole matter is over, there is no farther use of guarding against it. On the contrary, confidence leads us naturally to act kindly, we are affected by the good opinion which others entertain of us, and we are not easily induced to lose it. — Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Karl, oh my Karl!' she cried, as if by gazing at him she were confirming her possession, while Karl saw absolutely nothing and felt uncomfortable in the warm bedding that she seemed to have piled up specially for his benefit. — Franz Kafka

The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success. — Stanislaw Leszczynski

But you did not know that as soon as man rejects miracles, he will at once reject God as well, for man seeks not so much God as miracles. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Sometimes it's so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents' house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later I'm wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job. — Carey Mulligan

If God can be found through the medium of any drug, God is not worthy of being God. — Meher Baba

I went to an empty henhouse [when I was four and a half], hid in the straw at the back, and waited, and the family had no idea where I was... My mother sees this excited little girl rushing toward the house all covered in straw. Instead of getting mad at me, which would've killed the excitement, she saw my shining eyes and sat down to hear this wonderful story of how a hen lays an egg. — Jane Goodall

I was a repertory actor, which meant that I did a play every week. I was a different character every week; for a year, I was doing 40 or 50 characters. — Michael Caine

I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information. — Bill Watterson