Ukemi In Japanese Quotes & Sayings

The thing already looks like its best days were decades ago. — Wendy Mass

Through my willingness to train every day and to dig deep in the after-class ukemi sessions, over time I earned the respect and friendship of my training partners, who were mostly Japanese men sincerely surprised to find themselves training with an American woman. — Linda Holiday

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter. — Herbert Spencer

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. — Blaise Pascal

A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War. — Charles Inglis

The one show that I will continue to be a guest on is 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart, if he'll have me. It's not competitive with CNN and it's too much fun. — Fareed Zakaria

There is no such thing as objectivity. We are all just interpreting signals from the universe and trying to make sense of them. Dim, shaky, weak, static-y little signals that only hint at the complexity of a universe we cannot begin to understand. — Bones The Doctor In The Photo

Every painting is always two paintings: The one you see, and the one you remember. — Siri Hustvedt

Yeah, it's nice to get paid for therapy rather than having to pay $240 an hour for it. — Ron Perlman

I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. — China Mieville