Haruki Murakami Quotes
In this world, there is no absolute good, no absolute evil," the man said. "Good and evil are not fixed, stable entities, but are continually trading places. A good may be transformed into an evil in the next second. And vice versa. Such was the way of the world that Dostoevsky depicted in The Brothers Karamazov. The most important thing is to maintain the balance between the constantly moving good and evil. If you lean too much in either direction, it becomes difficult to maintain actual morals. Indeed, balance itself is the good.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world.
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I personally don't think you should ever date someone you work with, will work with, etc. I won't ever date an actor.
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If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
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Come hell or high water, adopted or my own. I am going to have, I must have some kids.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling.
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I had my own motor boat which we would take to Khadakvasla, but that was 40 years ago.
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We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.
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If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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Make health care a right, not a privilege.
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I don't read as much as people may expect. In fact, sometimes I feel that I should probably read more, but then I do believe that one of the big problems of our times is that there's too much reading and not enough thinking.
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You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.
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Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.
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I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
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Probably my mother. She was a very compassionate woman, and always kept me on my feet. And I think part of it is just the way you are, the way you're raised. And she had the responsibility for raising me.
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I like to run a lot. I play tennis, and I like doing outdoorsy stuff - fishing, canoeing.
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I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.
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When we talk about kids earning commission for chores, we always have at least one parent who argues that children should do chores because they are part of the family. I agree, but if you don't involve money in a few chores, you lose the teachable moments in the work, spend, save, and give principles.
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Virtue is admirable, but boring.
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Some guys don't have to work out as hard as other guys do, but if you balance all that together then your longevity is definitely going to be greater. So, I would tell my 20-year-old self not to over-train.
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I'm a very slow screenwriter. It takes time for me to write a screenplay. Also, I feel it's not my strength.
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Politeness requires this thing; decorum that; ceremony has its forms, and fashion its laws, and these must always follow, never the promptings of our own nature.
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In this world, there is no absolute good, no absolute evil," the man said. "Good and evil are not fixed, stable entities, but are continually trading places. A good may be transformed into an evil in the next second. And vice versa. Such was the way of the world that Dostoevsky depicted in The Brothers Karamazov. The most important thing is to maintain the balance between the constantly moving good and evil. If you lean too much in either direction, it becomes difficult to maintain actual morals. Indeed, balance itself is the good.
