“Tokyo is bigger than Kumamoto. And Japan is bigger than Tokyo. And even bigger than Japan… Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don’t ever surrender yourself not to Japan, not to anything. You may think that what you’re doing is for the sake of the nation, but let something take possession of you like that, and all you do is bring it down.”

“Never spit in a lion’s face when you’ve got your hand in his mouth.”

“Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.”

“Make friends on your way up since you might need them on your way down.”

“stop blaming God for your decisions”

“One who knows what he or she knows as well as what he or she does not know is a genius.”