Bushido

"So sehr, wie wir Einwanderer euch auf der Nase rumtanzen in eurem eigenen Land, da können wir uns nicht beschweren. Ist doch klar, dass wir Deutschland lieben. Wir ziehen euch die Transferleistungen aus den Taschen und haben trotzdem keinen Respekt vor euch Deutschen. Wir halten euch für Kartoffeln, für Opfer. So denken manche. Aber diese Haltung finde ich respektlos."

""Wer kann mir erzählen, man kann arm sein und fröhlich"

"Es ist sehr wichtig, dass wir uns Chancen geben. Aber jemanden, der frauenfeindliche, menschenverachtende Texte gesungen hat, so einen Musiker auszuzeichnen, finde ich nicht korrekt."

"Bushido () offers us the ideal of poverty instead of wealth, humility in place of ostentation, reserve instead of reclame, self-sacrifice in place of selfishness, the care of the interest of the State rather than that of the individual. It inspires ardent courage and the refusal to turn back upon the enemy. It looks death calmly in the face, and prefers it to ignominy of any kind. It preaches submission to authority and the sacrifice of all private interests, whether of self or of family, to the common weal. It requires its disciples to submit to a strict physical and mental discipline, develops a martial spirit, and by lauding the virtues of courage, constancy, fortitude, faithfulness, daring, self-restraint, offers an exalted code of moral principles, not only for the man and the warrior, but for men and women in times both of peace and war."

"The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim. We all want to live. And in large part we make our logic according to what we like. But not having attained our aim and continuing to live is cowardice. This is a thin dangerous line. To die without gaining one's aim is a dog's death and fanaticism. But there is no shame in this. This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai. If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling."