Haruki Murakami Quotes

I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions. I would like to leave everything wide open to all the possibilities in the world.

Haruki Murakami

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• By 1892, enlightenment had progressed to the point where the Salem trials were simply an embarrassing blot on the history of New England. They were a part of the past that was best forgotten: a reminder of how far the human race had come in two centuries.

  

  Edmund Morgan
  • History
  • Past
  • Best

• I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.

  

  Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.
  • Hip Hop
  • Chris
  • Martin

• Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

  

  D. H. Lawrence
  • You
  • Passion
  • Communication

• These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.

  

  Valerie Trierweiler
  • Everything
  • Media
  • Turn

• If you don't have a healthy relationship with yourself, how can you with anyone else? Even if it's not healthy, I imagine it's a lot of fun. And healthy or not, I still think there can be a lot of love.

  

  Gaby Hoffmann
  • Fun
  • Relationship
  • Healthy

• I know the government needs to ensure economic growth... we just hope it takes care of the environment, too.

  

  Ma Jun
  • Hope
  • Government
  • Environment

• I want money; I just don't want that money lying around.

  

  Nathan Kirsh
  • Money
  • Want
  • Lying

• I want to get away from couture just being done for a picture or for a single moment on the red carpet. I want to try and convince women that couture can be worn in the day and that there's a reality and relevance there, because that's what Mr. Christian Dior wanted.

  

  Raf Simons
  • Women
  • Done
  • Reality

• New is easy. Right is hard.

  

  Craig Federighi

• In general, I think people should be skeptical of the Internet as a reference tool because so much of what's on it is unreliable and costumed - a hall of mirrors.

  

  James Gleick
  • People

• You never see a French person eating alone.

  

  Pierre Dukan
  • Alone

• We live in the public eye, so if one of us makes a mistake, it affects everyone, which makes me think about what I'm doing in life more.

  

  Khloe Kardashian
  • Life
  • Live
  • Mistake

• Google helps us sort the Internet by providing a sense of hierarchy to information. Facebook uses its algorithms and its intricate understanding of our social circles to filter the news we encounter. Amazon bestrides book publishing with its overwhelming hold on that market.

  

  Franklin Foer
  • Book
  • Understanding

• When I did 'Scrubs', we were able to always do one as scripted, and then we got to play a little bit and do some stuff. I thought that was pretty loose, but then coming on 'Happy Endings,' it's even looser.

  

  Eliza Coupe
  • Happy
  • Pretty

• Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both.

  

  Constance Baker Motley
  • Racism

• People all the time say to me, 'You look just like Don Lemon,' and I would go, 'I hear that all the time! 'And after a moment, I would go, 'I am Don Lemon!'

  

  Don Lemon
  • People
  • Time

• The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.

  

  Jacob Lew
  • People
  • Democracy

• I like 'American Idol' because it's an actual talent contest.

  

  Joel McHale
  • American

• To be really obvious about something, if somebody straps an M1 on your shoulder and throws you in Iraq, you're going to get a sense of what the hell's going on there. Boy, you'll wake up fast when bullets are flying over your head.

  

  Al Pacino
  • Up
  • Boy
  • Flying

• I hope to show people everywhere that you can be unapologetically you and still succeed. I also hope that by using more diverse models, brands can see that there is power in diversity, and not shy away from doing something new for fear of failure. The effects are bigger than just the fashion industry.

  

  Philomena Kwao
  • People
  • Power
  • Hope

• Some men enjoy the constant strifeOf days with work and worry rife,But that is not my dream of life:I think such men are crazy.For me, a life with worries few,A job of nothing much to do,Just pelf enough to see me through:I fear that I am lazy.

  

  James Weldon Johnson
  • Life
  • Work
  • Men

• What we need are poems that interrogate the world of pronouns, open up possibilities of language and life; forms of politics that support and encourage self-affirmation.

  

  Judith Butler
  • Life
  • Language
  • Possibilities

• I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.

  

  Jack Gilbert
  • Life
  • Think
  • Successful

• I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions. I would like to leave everything wide open to all the possibilities in the world.

  

  Haruki Murakami
  • Job
  • Hope
  • Judge