"Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries."

-- Kenzaburo Oe

#Country Quotes #Past Quotes #Japan Quotes

“If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.”

Source : FaceBook post by Billy Joel from Aug 04, 2013
“I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.”
“For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I'm human and I'm normal - well, semi-normal.”
“Maybe it was magic. I was really prepared for everything. I knew I had to go for every shot, but I also think for her it wasn't really easy when she saw I was running and putting everything back too.”
“Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.”
“Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth.”
“Only nuclear power can now halt global warming.”
“Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.”

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