Hiroshi Sakurazaka Quotes

“The fear that permeated every fiber of my being was relentless, it was cruel, and it was my best hope for getting through this.”

“... Gunpei Yokoi, asked his boss, 'What should I make?' Nintendo chief executive Hiroshi Yamauchi replied, 'Something great.'Game Over Nintendo's Battle to Dominate Videogames”

“There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don’t coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness?”

“Life is like a black hole. You don't know what lies ahead. You can't ever turn back. All you can do is move forward.”

“If you flipped a switch in the back of your brain, you could watch a second go by like the frames of a movie. Once you figured out what would be happening ten frames later, you could take whatever steps you needed to turn the situation to your advantage. All at a subconscious level. In battle, you couldn't count on anyone who didn't understand how to break down time.”

“The armored infantry was Santa Claus, the battle was out Christmas. What else for the elves to do on Christmas Eve but to let their hair down and drink a a little eggnog.”

“She didn't shed a tear. Angels don't cry.”

“What if someone had the potential to discover a formula to unlock the mysteries of the universe wanted to become a pulp fiction writer? What if someone who had the potential to create unparalleled gastronomic delicacies had his heart set on civil engineering? There is what we desire to do, and what we are able to do. When those two things don't coincide, which path should we pursue to find happiness?”

“It took something massive to shatter a Mimic endo-skeleton in one hit. That it could kill me in the process was beside the point.”

“A window of opportunity might present itself in tomorrow's battle. The odds of that happening may be 0.1 percent, or even 0.01 percent, but if I could improve my combat skills even the slightest bit- if that window were to open even a crack- I'd find a way to force it open wide. If I could learn to jump every hurdle this little track meet of death threw at me, maybe someday I'll wake up in a world with a tomorrow.”