Haruki Murakami Quotes
We knew exactly what we wanted in each other. And even so, it ended. One day it stopped, as if the film simply slipped off the reel.
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By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I had to deal with being somewhat of an outcast because it's not socially acceptable to be a struggling musician. There have been times where I've felt sorry for the person I was dating. I felt she deserved better.
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Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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The most intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and their conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
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You're not going to see me ever be partisan. I'll never take a position on a candidate or an issue.
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Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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I have these visions of myself being thirty, thirty-five, forty having a family.
Nastassja Kinski -
I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.
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In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the original 'Thick As A Brick,' supposedly a precocious, very young child who's fantasizing about his future and the context of all the confusing elements to which school boys are subjected at that time.
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When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.
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When I'm filming, it's in the contract - 'No kiteboarding' - ha ha.
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When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
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I was growing up in the New Wave period, but that wasn't allowed in school. I remember moments when they wouldn't let four people dressed in black stand together on the playground.
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But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
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I didn't think I'd be around 30 years later.
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For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.
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I really love to play 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven. I can still read music, but I need to practise more. The way your fingers move - it's something that comes from memory. I love music.
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I'll go to the movies and hear 'Angel From Montgomery' in some film, and nobody ever even told me about it. They don't tell you your stuff is going to be in a movie. They don't have to, so they don't tell you. You get paid eventually.
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People figure because I'm blonde and was a model, I just waltzed into Los Angeles and got major roles in major films.
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I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.
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We knew exactly what we wanted in each other. And even so, it ended. One day it stopped, as if the film simply slipped off the reel.
