Daniel LaRusso

— Walk on road. Walk right side, safe. Walk left side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, you get squished just like grape. Here, karate same thing. Either you karate do, yes, or karate do, no. You karate do, "guess so," just like grape. Understand?
— Yeah, I understand.

— Hey, Mr. Miyagi, look!
— You, beginner luck.

— Leave on.
— It stinks. What is it?
— Smell bad, heal good.

— What kind of belt do you have?
— Canvas. You like? J. C. Penney. $3.98.

— No, we've got an agreement.
— Yeah? What's that?
— They agreed not to beat up on me and I promised not to bleed on them.

— I don't believe you.
— What can I do, moan and groan?
— Anybody else would.
— Who'd listen anyway?

— Wouldn't a fly swatter be easier?
— Man who catch fly with chopsticks, accomplish anything.
— Did you ever catch one?
— Not yet.

— He still wants to kill you.
— Sometime what heart know, head forget. But the guy's looking to go to war.
— I don't understand.
— Never stop war by taking part in one.

— You look for revenge that way, start by digging two graves.
— At least I'd have company, right?
— Fighting always last answer to problem.

— Do you think I stand a chance at the tournament?
— Not matter what Miyagi think. Miyagi not fighting.

— You could've killed him, couldn't you?
— Oy.
— Why didn't you then?
— Because, Daniel-san, for person with no forgiveness in heart... living even worse punishment than death.

— Why does he act like that?
— That guy just doesn't know what karate's all about.
— Well, maybe he should learn.

— I can't, Mr. Miyagi, not today.
— Why?
— Because my whole life is goin' out of focus, that's why.
— When you feel life out of focus... always return to basic of life.
— What, praying?
— Breathing. No breathe, no life.

— It was 45 years ago. He shouldn't be angry about his honor anymore.
— In Okinawa, honor have no time limit.
— You serious?
— In Okinawa, honor very serious.

— It'll give me a chance to study Okinawan history up close.
— Never know you study that.
— I just started.

— Can you break a log like that?
— Don't know. Never been attacked by tree.