"So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons."

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Source : "Naoto Kan: 'Japan has lost its vigor'". www.cnn.com. November 17, 2010.

Naoto Kan

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“Hour after hour, they shouted at me, accused me, insulted me and members of my family.”

Source : Sam Sheppard (1966). “Endure and conquer”
“I have much more power and protection than Salman Rushdie, because I'm an American citizen, but yes, I live in terrible fear for my life and for the lives of my children. My whole family has been threatened, my adoptive parents had to sell their house and move out of Washington, D.C. because of death threats caused by my work and activism.”
“t I think what [James Mattis] will do with the deal is monitor it very, very carefully and make sure that Iran is complying with every stipulation of it.”
“Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course.”
“We are most alive when we're in love.”
“Every fool becomes a philosopher after ten days of rain, so I spare you the inside view of my heart.”
“You look at it [a photograph] and all around the real world is humming, buzzing and moving, and yet in this little frame there is stillness that looks like the world. That connection, that collision, that interfacing, is one of the most astonishing things we can experience.”

Source : Joel Meyerowitz (1990). “Creating a sense of place”, Smithsonian Inst Pr
“Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it's not that simple...Real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with.... My people who are trying to rule don't have an easy time of it. Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king.”

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