Masa Takayama Quotes
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Even as a kid, I read 'Jung – Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.
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In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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My question about my art and my music has always been, 'Am I good, or am I good because?' I'm not the artist who wants to have the 'because' attached.
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I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
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Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
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I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.
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By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity.
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US and a Christian in the UK.
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Andy Grammer is probably the closest friend I have in the music industry, so touring with him was just incredible. He's such a soulful, kind guy, and he gives great advice. And he also scares me a lot. He does a lot of pranks.
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Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.
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'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'
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As a director, you're looking for ways to tell the story with the whole image and not primarily dialogue.
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Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
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I find that I don't lie about the big things in life. The things that matter. And about me. While I'm talking about myself, I rarely lie: I know who I am, my level of talent, that I'm not the most versatile filmmaker, the person I am. I don't lie about myself because I don't lie to myself.
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I have to believe there's redemption in the darkest of circumstances; otherwise it's too bleak for me.
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Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.
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When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.
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Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.
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I grew up in a conservative small town, and the gay characters I saw on TV and in movies when I was growing up were all flamboyant and obnoxious and sometimes kind of annoying.
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One is always enthralled, I think, when a young writer you're just beginning to read and comprehend dies.
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I like the hot dogs at Dodger Stadium.
