Haruki Murakami Quotes
It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.
Quotes to Explore
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I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
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Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.
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Consequences of linear thinking in Afghanistan and Iraq included overestimating indigenous forces' capabilities, underestimating the enemy, and the associated expectation that the coalition could soon reduce force levels and shift to an exclusively advisory effort.
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I'm very into science-fantasy, that kind of swordfights and magic and technology thing.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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The worst mistake a woman can make is to emulate a man.
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I don't think I can speak of the achievements of Indian cinema because it's so large next to me. It's not stopping. It's ever-growing. We are going towards the right direction. We are evolving as a filmmaking industry as actors, directors, producers, singers, musicians. Everybody just pushing the boundaries.
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He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
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Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
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I never really considered writing something that was nonfiction.
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I characterize myself a little bit as a reluctant filmmaker. I learned from watching my friend in college stay up late at night, at 2 A.M., just to get the lighting right, and I thought, 'You know what, if that's what it's going to be like, I think I'm just going to write,' and I did that.
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Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. … Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
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Learn how to heal yourself and stop fucking with them hospitals
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This is the essential importance of the Alliance for Better Campaigns' efforts backed by Common Cause. It is our campaign to give free time to all legitimate candidates. … What our campaign asks is that the television industry yield just a tiny percentage of that windfall, less than 1 percent, to fund free airtime.
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Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love - the beauty of his soul knows no limit.
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Making money ain't nothing exciting to me. ... You might be able to buy a little better booze than some wino on the corner. But you get sick just like the next cat, and when you die you're just as graveyard dead as he is.
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The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
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The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.
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All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles.
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But I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands.
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God gave us music, so we play with our words.
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I think the success of the 'Twilight' movies, not just the books, comes down to Stephenie Meyer.
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People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true. Some people think you should be busy making something that you can sell in the marketplace, and if nobody wants to buy it, it must be crap. And that's not true.
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It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.
