I think everyone's so scared of other people judging them.
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.
You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.
The Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights - the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn. And a king of great sense and sagacity would want no others.
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
If you like my music and it brings you emotions whether Joy or Pain, I feel I have done my part to give you insight from my perspective and that it continues. I think music suppose to bring us all together and I am glad I can take you along on this journey.
You're so kind, Kazuhiko. That's what I like about you. " I like you, too. I love you so much. " If he weren't so inarticulate, Kazuhiko could have said so much more. How much her expression, her gentle manner, her pure untainted soul meant to him. How important, in short, her existence was to him. But he wasn't able to put into words. He was only a third-year student in junior high, and worst yet, composition was one of his worst subjects.
I was attracted to things that combined art and science equally. I've always been equally interested in art design, science and engineering.