Haruki Murakami Quotes
And everywhere, infinite options, infinite possibilities. An infinity, and at the same time, zero. We try to scoop it all up in our hands, and what we get is a handful of zero. That's the city.
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More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.
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This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
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Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?
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The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.
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I work very hard and I'm worth every cent.
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I like to get a salad or fruit in me - just some good energy food - and then a plate a pasta with a breast of chicken.
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I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it.
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Holy cow!
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The truth is, you have a much richer life if you somehow lead one that you can hold together.
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Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies to that enterprise, doth frame a state of short perseverance.
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I'm like, 'I think I'm just going to wear what makes me happy,' so I'm just really big on wearing things that reflect my personality, like colorful hats and weird shoes and things that I just think are fun.
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What I wanted in life always was to write something as good as 'Pinocchio.' I wanted to write. I wanted to evolve. I wanted to grow.
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My daughters all have aunties who help out. It takes a village.
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I deal with guys in their 20s and early 30s who are presidents of companies, who are movie directors.
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Hopefully there will be a day when all comedy is all robots.
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There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.
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At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.
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'In My Hands,' the title track, is my very first vocal attempt, and I'm not a singer as such. But I've always wanted to express myself vocally on my albums, and I don't really have much of a capability for singing. The strength is in, I think, the lyrics and just speaking. It just comes from inside.
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The way to build billion dollar companies is to first build something people love. There isn't really a shortcut there.
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The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.
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Enlightened people like Osho are ahead of their times. It is good that more and more young people are now reading his works.
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And everywhere, infinite options, infinite possibilities. An infinity, and at the same time, zero. We try to scoop it all up in our hands, and what we get is a handful of zero. That's the city.
