Haruki Murakami Quotes
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
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You gotta live life before you can talk about it. Sometimes when things don't work out in life, they work out on stage.
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After a 15-year career in television news, sometimes spent biting my tongue in the name of objectivity and balance, I retired to raise our two small children.
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I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
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Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.
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I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man?
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I was the first and only person in my family to go to university, and I spent two decades redesigning myself: even my voice is the product of elocution lessons.
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I am not saying one is better than the other. I enjoy both. But Hollywood is far more organised than Bollywood.
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Born for success he seemed, With grace to win, with heart to hold, With shining gifts that took all eyes.
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Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.
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The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood.
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Who love my man, I'm a liar if I say I don't But I'll quit my man, I'm a liar if I say I wont.
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Be strong to hope, O Heart!Though day is bright,The stars can only shineIn the dark night.Be strong, O Heart of mine,Look towards the light!
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I set out to do a horror film with 'Dog Soldiers,' and what I came out with at the end of the day was something that was more of a cult movie, more of a black comedy with some horror elements in it. It kind of went over the top.
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I love dressing for the winter - especially in baggy chunky cardigans.
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It's still possible to find pockets of old Dublin - but its becoming more and more rarified.
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It's the things one might have said that fester.
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To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.
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The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.
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An unhealthy soul requires a healthy body.
