Haruki Murakami Quotes
When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.
Quotes to Explore
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One must realise his Self in order to open the store of unalloyed happiness.
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I am tone deaf.
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Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.
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Prison makes an interesting context for so many different characters to come together. You get to see what lines get drawn between people.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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Fashion's important to me, but beauty fades. All that stuff is fun while it lasts, but anything can happen tomorrow. You've got to have so much more about you than the way you look or your clothes.
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Apparently, Daniel Craig said I'd be a great Bond. Daniel, why did you say that? Dropped me right in it! What an honor it would be, but also, what an indication of change.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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You'd never look at a Rembrandt and say, 'That's just wood and canvas and paint - how much?!' It's all about how many people want it. It works on a pair of jeans as well - they're just material and stitching, and as soon as you walk out of the shop, they're worth nothing.
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Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.
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At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare.
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I like performing in front of big crowds.
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I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.
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It's not a luxury if you can't do without it!
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I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.
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When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.
