Zitate und Sprüche aus Akira

My job isn't to believe or disbelieve. It is to act or not act!

Don't they say the only amazing questions are asked ones?

If you want one so bad, then steal one yourself.

They were too scared, so they hid it away from the public. They forgot all shame and honor, cast off the civilization and science we had created, and shut the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened.

He's not your friend, he's ours! If somebody's gonna kill him, it should be us.

I want him more than dead, I'll split his freaking head open!

Enough! Open up your eyes and look at the big picture; You're all puppets of corrupt politicians and capitalists. Don't you understand, it's utterly pointless to fight each other.

I'm not that much older than you, so don't call me pops or you'll find yoursef polishin' my boots with your tongue!

All right, the story is, you and your friends went out at night on your bikes to visit your dying mother. Another bunch of biker hooligans called "The Clowns" attacked you. They hurt your friend, you lost your temper, and that's why eight of these Clowns are now in the hospital.

I customized that bike for myself. It's too wild for you to handle.

A gray heron once told me that all gray herons are liars. So, is that the truth or a lie?

I know it's a lie... but I have to see!

Something you wouldn’t recognize... it’s called love.

A heart's a heavy burden.

We can never make up for our own misfortune unless we collect it from the blessed.

No matter how many people you may lose, you have no choice but to go on living. No matter how devastating the blows may be.

I don't want to hurt anyone anymore. I want to be needed by someone and to be told that it is okay for me to live. To be important to someone.

But what are you going to do when someone you saved kills someone else in the future?

Then, isn't it best to attack before being attacked? They do say offense is the best defense, right?

My wings exist for you. I'm your partner. I'm not going to leave you alone.

Together, we'll find happiness.

Everybody, try laughing! Then whatever scares you will go away.

If we all keep smiling, the sprites may gradually go away and leave this place alone. Yes, I'm sure that somewhere up in that ceiling, they're busily discussing plans for leaving the house.

One thing I learned from my father is to never give up, even when the odds are stacked against you.

We don't have any blood relatives, but all the friends we've made and all the friends we're going to make... let's treat them just like they're family.

There's no future for people who worship the future, and forget the past.

It seems the whole country is eager to get rid of the old and make way for the new. But some of us aren't so ready to let go of the past.

The earth speaks to all of us, and if we listen, we can understand.