Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.

The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.

If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.

I was at work but my soul wasn't there, my body was there but I wasn't connecting to what I was doing. Eventually I decided to get out of there and do something I believe in.

One of the paramount reasons for staying attractive is so you can have somebody to go to bed with.

Well — I was lucky once, wasn't I?” said Harry, pointing at his scar. “I might get lucky again.

But...what if I mistime it?" Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders." Horace and Gilan

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

I've realized how little sleep I actually need.

It's rewarding to know that a song is doing more than just helping someone to have a nice day: it's actually leaving a deposit in their lives.

How we treat the vulnerable is how we define ourselves as a species.

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us.