Haruki Murakami Quotes
Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start- the way a map that shows too much can sometimes be useless.
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I miss having my mom and close friends around. Thank God for Skype and Face-Time, which keep me connected... but interacting digitally can't come close to the feeling of being hugged by my mom or getting together for a meal with my friends on the same table.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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My focus on the budget, though, has played second fiddle to what I believe is even more important - creating jobs.
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My big philosophy is: Try and work with good people, because the process is your life. That's going to be really, really hard. I'm glad I learned the lesson, 'Failure is OK.'
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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I've shared the fate of many working mothers; I felt guilty like them.
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I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.
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You have to be brave when you've got a kid.
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It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger.
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There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station.
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You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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I've witnessed so many meetings and conferences where people are trying to figure out what young people think, and my feeling has consistently been that you should just ask them.
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My father is a businessman, and my mother is a schoolteacher.
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I fought well at 155, but I don't think I ever came close to my best at 155. I think I'll get to my best at 170 pounds.
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It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
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My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
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As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.
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Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that.
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I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively.
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Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.
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Everything was too sharp and clear, so that I could never tell where to start- the way a map that shows too much can sometimes be useless.
