Haruki Murakami Quotes
I realize now that the reality of things is not something you convey to people but something you make.
Quotes to Explore
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A lot of the time, when I watch actors now, I think, 'I don't believe you.'
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
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Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that people didn't have sex, pick their nose, or swear.
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Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Henceforth, language studies were no longer directed merely towards correcting grammar.
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You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.
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I always thought it was sad that you couldn't get anything really good to eat at concerts, so we sit down with our fans before every show and eat a gourmet meal that we made for them.
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I would be hard-pressed to look back at anything that I have done in my career and not say, 'I would have done that a little different' because hindsight is 20/20.
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When you go in and do a cool, small character, it feels less like work and more like fun.
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Federal law should hold organizations like the League of Women Voters harmless if they make good-faith mistakes while registering people.
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The little people must be sacred to the big ones, and it is from the rights of the weak that the duty of the strong is comprised.
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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.
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I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.
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While our military mission is narrowly focused on saving lives, we continue to pursue the broader goal of a Libya that belongs not to a dictator, but to its people.
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The reality is that the media are probably the most powerful of all our institutions today and they, or rather we journalists, too often are squandering our power and ignoring our obligations. The consequence of our abdication of responsibility is the ugly spectacle of idiot culture!
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One can be a full-fledged Christian and at the same time, enjoy the reality of a universal spiritual truth.
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I suppose I’ll have to clean up Freddy’s brains; I hate to leave a mess for the home owners. Hand me that plastic bag; I need to put it over his head to keep him from leaking. Oh, relax, Freddy; I’ll tear an airhole for you.” - Mercer
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Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.
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The only currency I value is the coin of the spirit. That's very important in my life.
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I realize now that the reality of things is not something you convey to people but something you make.
