Eiichiro Oda > Quotes

“ It's not about if I can! I'm doing this because I want to... If I have to die fighting for it, then I die.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!" - Gol D. Roger”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Whether we wound or are wounded, the blood that flows is red.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Don't forget to smile in any situation. As long as you are alive, there will be better things later, and there will be many.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Justice is based on values. And those change every generation.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“When do you think people die? When they're shot through the heart with a pistol? ...No. When they have an uncurable disease? ...No. When they drink soup made from a poisonous mushroom? No! When they are forgotten! Even if I die, my dream will come true. The hearts of the people will be cured..!”
― Eiichiro Oda

“You can't get back what you've lost, What's important now is "What is it that you still have. —Jimbei”
― Eiichiro Oda

“One dies only if he's not anymore in the hearts and minds of those who know him.
- Monkey D. Luffy”
― Eiichiro Oda

“You might be alone at the moment... But someday... You'll definitely find nakama! No one is born in this world to be alone!”
― Eiichiro Oda

“You can spill drinks on me, even spit on me. I'll just laugh about it. But If you dare to hurt my friends... I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!”
― Eiichiro Oda

“No matter what happens, don't be sorry you were born. Even though nobody praises us, don't forget to smile in any situation. As long as you're alive there will be better things later ... And there will be many.
- Bellmere.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Surpass the best to be the best”
― Eiichiro Oda

“--Hero!? Forget it! We're Pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna become one! Do you even know what it takes to be a Hero!?
Lets say you have some meat okay? Now a Pirate would chomp down on that bad boy, but a hero would share it with everyone!! I want to eat meat!""--Hero!? Forget it! We're Pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna become one! Do you even know what it takes to be a Hero!?
Lets say you have some meat okay? Now a Pirate would chomp down on that bad boy, but a hero would share it with everyone!! I want to eat meat!" - Monkey D. Luffy”
― Eiichiro Oda

“When does a man die? When he is hit by a bullet? No! When he suffers a disease? No! When he ate a soup made out of a poisonous mushroom? No! A man dies when he is forgotten!”
― Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Volume 16: Carrying On His Will

“I can't use swords, you bastard!
I don't know how to navigate a ship!
And I can't cook!
Or lie!
And I'm pretty sure I can't live without being helped!" -Monkey D. Luffy”
― Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, Volume 10: OK, Let's Stand Up!

“I am only one man with one heart...Call me a demon, call me a monster...but I can't be the strongest forever...!!!
— Whitebeard's response to his status as the "Strongest Man in the World".”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Never Forget. A country is it's people.- King Nefertari Cobra”
― Eiichiro Oda

“They're my nakama.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“When I decided to follow my dream, I had already discarded my life.

~ Zoro ~”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Are we friends? or are we foes? ... That kind of thing... You decide... For yourselves!!!”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Maybe sometimes it takes more courage not to fight.

-Makino”
― Oda Eiichiro

“Mister Straw hat is going to be an enemy of mine but even a bond of enmity is still a bond.-Trafalgar Law”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Legends that endure in the future...were events that took place in the distant past.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“I won't run!!! Sometimes...the blood goes rushing to my head..I feel like if I run..I'll lose something important...and it scares me....Back then.. Luffy was right there behind me.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Old man, everyone!! And you.. Luffy. Even though I've been good for nothing my whole life, even though I have the blood of a demon within me... You guys still loved me! Thank you so much!! - Ace's last words to his family and friends.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Remember, tears on one side mean laughs on the other!”
― Eiichirō Oda, ONE PIECE 巻七十三 〝ドレスローザSOP作戦〟

“If I get reincarnated…, I wanna become a clam.”
― Oda Eiichiro

“You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face”
― Oda Eiichiro, One Piece 航海王 20: 决战阿鲁巴拿

“Sogeking... SHOOT THAT FLAG.”
― Eiichiro Oda

“Dreams do come true for those who never give up”
― Oda Eiichiro