Haruki Murakami Quotes
I realize now that the reality of things is not something you convey to people but something you make.
Haruki Murakami
Quotes to Explore
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A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that.
Pat Metheny
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I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.
Ossie Davis
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I was a narrative historian, believing more and more as I matured that the first function of the historian was to answer the child's question, 'What happened next?'
A. J. P. Taylor
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When we signed our deal in 1974, we'd already been together for six years. When they lowered the drinking age in Ontario in 1971 to 18 years, we went from playing two or three high schools in a month to playing clubs two or three times a week.
Alex Lifeson
Rush
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It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.
Arthur Baer
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I watched movies, obviously, just like anybody else, but there was nothing to make me think, 'I'm going to go to L.A. and become a movie star,' or anything like that.
Chadwick Boseman
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Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters.
Milos Forman
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No matter how unreasonable others may seem, I am responsible for not reacting negatively. Regardless of what is happening around me I will always have the prerogative, and the responsibility, of choosing what happens within me. I am the creator of my own reality. When I [review my day], I know that I must stop judging others. If I judge others, I am probably judging myself. Whoever is upsetting me most is my best teacher. I have much to learn from him or her, and in my hearts, I should thank that person.
William Griffith Wilson
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There's a huge interest in the Chinese market, and Hollywood has a huge interest in the Chinese market with films like 'Transformers' making more money over there than here.
Daniel Wu
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.
Nelson Mandela
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At work people are expected to be at the beck and call of employers all the time. You have blackberries and other things, and they just don't leave you alone. People have less time just to drop into an art gallery.
Jeremy Paxman
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I realize now that the reality of things is not something you convey to people but something you make.
Haruki Murakami
