Miyamoto Musashi Quotes

“I dreamt of worldly success once.”

“A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever.”

“In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.”

“I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character.”

“I don't want to criticize any other designers, but I have to say that many of the people involved in this industry - directors and producers - are trying to make their games more like movies. They are longing to make movies rather than making videogames.”

“I think I can make an entirely new game experience, and if I can't do it, some other game designer will.”

“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. ”

“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.”

“Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.”

“A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.”