Akira Toriyama Quotes

It's been a habit of mine since childhood to always be looking around. When I go shopping, I have more fun observing the town than shopping.

Akira Toriyama

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: April 5, 1955

Topics

ChildhoodHabitFunShoppingLooking

I thought a company that provides mutual-fund information could be a great business, because you could construct an effective moat by building large financial databases and customer lists and a strong brand name.

Joe Mansueto

BusinessGreatBuildingThoughtName

I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant; you can look at me, but you can't afford me.

Anna Kournikova

MeRestaurantYouLookExpensive

I was really squeamish growing up - not too fond of blood and guts.

Trevante Rhodes

Growing UpGrowingBloodUpGuts

All I can say is I am sensitive to discrimination on any basis because I have experienced that upset.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I AmDiscriminationI CanSayUpset

Han Solo is more interesting than Superman because he's flawed. Superman's flaw is kryptonite, and that's it. He can make time go backwards, for God's sake, but with Han Solo or Indiana Jones, there's a bit of humanity there.

Rupert Friend

GodTimeInterestingHumanityGo

I've always been a writer. I've always done writing or spoken-word, hip-hop stuff with my friends.

Mat Kearney

WritingFriendsDoneHip-HopAlways

Mysterious can be cool, if you're in Hollywood and everyone's happy. But it can be really bad if people perceive that the financial interests are adversarial, that there's money versus people. A lot of Goldman Sachs people went into government, so at a time when there's a distrust of institutions, some of that reflects on us.

Lloyd Blankfein

TimeMoneyGovernmentHappyPeople

I respond very well to rules. If there are certain parameters it's much easier to do something really good. Especially when readers know what those are. They know what to expect and then you have to wrong-foot them. That is the trick of crime fiction. And readers come to crime and graphic novels wanting to be entertained, or disgusted.

Denise Mina

GoodYouRulesKnowCrimeRespond

I really think that Steven Caple, Jr. is going to be a great addition to the 'Rocky' director pantheon.

Cheo Hodari Coker

GreatThinkDirectorGoingAddition

I get more people approaching me about how good I was in 'Napoleon Dynamite' than being in Coldplay.

Chris Martin

GoodPeopleMeMoreBeingGet

It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything to do with us.

Anton du Beke

GreatDanceWantMisunderstoodYears

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.

William Tecumseh Sherman

TodayPeaceWarYouKnowHand

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