Quotes and Sayings about Tokyo

Tokyo - The modern Babylon.

Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would have to be Tokyo, and I think the majority of chefs you ask that question would answer the same way.

Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.

I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.

The best creative no longer has to originate in Chicago or London; it will be coming from Stockholm, Tokyo, and Seoul as well.

They say money can't buy happiness. But it can book your flight to Tokyo - which is kinda the same.

The white guys who are really into Japanese culture seem like a trend started by Japan's military.
If in 1945, Japan had said "America we surrender, but one day your grandsons will pleasure themselves to a cartoon octopus", the US troops would've laughed.
Who's laughing now?

1955 Doc Brown: "No wonder this circuit failed. It says, 'Made in Japan'."
1985 Marty: "What do you mean, Doc? All the best stuff is made in Japan!"

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.

In Japanese, sushi does not mean "raw fish". It means "seasoned rice".

In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.

Crow T. Robot: "It's the nicest weather Earth has ever had!"
Mike Nelson: "Notice how big Japan is?"

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Japan - and that's practically the same thing.

Swords never get tired.

Gogo may be young, but what she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness.

At 25 she did her part in the killing of nine innocent people. But on that day four years ago, she made one big mistake. She should have killed ten...

I bet I could fry an egg on your head right now, if I wanted to.

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

Every drop in the ocean counts.

The regret of my life is that I have not said 'I love you' often enough.

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.

For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete.

The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in everything else. The best man - that is to say, the strongest and cleverest - is likely to get the best woman, in the sense of the most beautiful person.

There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

I would like to make a film to tell children, "it's good to be alive".

Our lives are like the wind or like sounds. We come into being, resonate with each other... then fade away.

It is strange with how little notice, good, bad, or indifferent, a man may live and die in London.

If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

Let me put it this way: No gun, no fun.

Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it's a start.

Don't ever let a recipe tell you how much garlic to put in. You measure that with your heart.

There is a role and function for beauty in our time.

So you're single? In Paris? Now I'm even more jealous. I mean, your life is croissants and sex.

If the reader cares, I don't think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero.

Television is increasingly seen as 'infotainment,' not a credible source of information.

Stockholm's a wonderful city if you love food - it's spectacular!

You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes.

You can leave Seoul, but it will never leave you.

Harvey Dent: "When their enemies were at the gates, the Romans would suspend democracy and appoint one man to protect the city. It wasn't considered an honor, it was considered a public service."
Rachel Dawes: "Harvey, the last man who they appointed the Republic was named Caesar and he never gave up his power."
Harvey Dent: "Okay, fine. you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain..."

They say money can't buy happiness. But it can book your flight to Vienna - which is kinda the same.

Every time I describe a city, I'm saying something about Venice. The images from memory, once fixed in words, are erased. Maybe I'm afraid of losing Venice at once, if I'm talking about it. speaking in other cities, I have already lost it, little by little.