“When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choos...” — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quote

“When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.”

“Every day without fail one should consider himself as dead. There is a saying of the elders that goes, 'Step from under the eaves and you're a dead man. Leave the gate and the enemy is waiting.' This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand.”

“Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning.”

“We rarely have good alternatives to offer to prison - that's our default.”

“Of course I would love to battle for victories and be up the front but it's always about where can you be, what are your alternatives.”

“Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video and video-on-demand and DVD and streaming video and all of these things.”