“I have survived by representing these sufferings of mine in the form of the novel.” Quote by Kenzaburo Oe
“My observation is that after one hundred and twenty years of modernisation since the opening of the country, present-day Japan is split between two opposite poles of ambiguity.” YearsTwoCountryHundredOppositesTwentiesOpeningObservationJapanSplitsAmbiguityPresent DayTwo OppositesModernisation Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia.” CountryPositionJapanAsiaOrientationAmbiguousInvaders Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.” WayStatesModernWestJapan Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“I'm proud to be on the CBC and to see the management here represents both sides of every story. This is what's unique about the new CBC: you get a Kevin O'Leary on it when five years ago you wouldn't.” YearsStoriesSidesFiveProudUniqueYears AgoManagementFive YearsBoth SidesKevinCbc Author:Kevin O'Leary
“If a man could give birth it would be to a book - it's an 18-month gestation period.” IfsMenGivingBookWould BeMonthsBirthPeriodsGestationGestation Period Author:Kevin O'Leary
“If you put a woman in prison for four years when she's young and make her pay her time in a horrible place and she wants to come out and work, and become a mother and be a contributor to society and pay taxes and you never give her that chance. There is something un-Canadian about that.” IfsWantGivingYearsYoungMotherChancePayFourTaxesPrisonHorribleFour YearsContributors Author:Kevin O'Leary
“People are aware of what I stand for through television. Nobody gets rich on TV but you build brand. That's what I'm attempting to do.” PeopleRichTelevisionTvsBrandsAttemptingGet Rich Author:Kevin O'Leary
“The practical reality of managing cars in the family - I do 36-month leases. I think they're horrible investments. And you want to give them back after their warranty is over.” ThinkingWantGivingRealityCarMonthsInvestmentPracticalsHorribleLeaseWarranty Author:Kevin O'Leary