The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life.
-- The Last Samurai
Many of our customs seem strange to you. And the same is true of yours. For example, not to introduce yourself is considered extremely rude, even among enemies.
-- The Last Samurai
I have introduced myself. You have introduced yourself. This is a very good conversation.
-- The Last Samurai
My ancestors have ruled Japan for 2,000 years. And for all that time we have slept. During my sleep I have dreamed. I dreamed of a unified Japan. Of a country strong and independent and modern... And now we are awake. We have railroads and cannon and Western clothing. But we cannot forget who we are. Or where we come from.
-- The Last Samurai
Katsumoto: "You believe a man can change his destiny?"
Algren: "I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed."
-- The Last Samurai
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