Haruki Murakami Quotes

When the orbits of these two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could be together. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that was only for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing.

Haruki Murakami

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• On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.

  

  Oren Peli
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• We encourage the growth of women's hockey.

  

  Gary Bettman
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• If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.

  

  Adam Ant Adam and the Ants
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• Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed a large percentage of our populace is.

  

  Barry Ritholtz
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• She put it up on the school bulletin board, and that gave me such a jump-start toward writing more things.

  

  Lamont Dozier
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• I believe the new machine of the Wrights to be the most promising attempt at flight that has yet been made.

  

  Octave Chanute
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• All conflict can be traced back to someone's feelings getting hurt, don't you think?

  

  Liane Moriarty
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  • Feelings
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• The lyrics to the single 'Survivor' are Destiny's Child's story, because we've been through a lot, ... We went through our drama with the members ... Any complications we've had in our 10-year period of time have made us closer and tighter and better.

  

  Beyonce Destiny's Child
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• Chopsticks or no chopsticks, it was the Chinese who first used knives and forks.

  

  L. M. Boyd
  • Chinese
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• I have always tried to do everything that's been in my power to defend and sustain our institutions. I have demonstrated in my public life that I loyally serve my country and that I love freedom. It has been my sole purpose to propose what I think best for your highest interests, which are to strengthen peace in the future and strengthen our institutions.

  

  Benito Juarez
  • Life
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• It is impossible for a Die, with such determined force and direction which makes it fall on such a determined side, only I don't know the force and direction which makes it fall on such a determin'd side, and therefore I call that Chance, which is nothing, but want of Art.

  

  John Arbuthnot
  • Art
  • Science
  • Fall

• It's hard to beat a guy when he's got his mind made up that he's going to win.

  

  Muhammad Ali
  • Guy
  • Win
  • Beat

• In talking about the Emmett Till murder trial, you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation of witnesses and fear on the part of blacks to testify, in racial situations in particular. For someone like Mose Wright and others to testify against white defendants in a situation like this was historic.

  

  Charles Diggs
  • Atmosphere
  • Murder
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• I'm not afraid to speak out, and say things that I want to do, or do the things that I want to do, so um, I think in the end, being natural, and being, being actually genuine is what wins.

  

  Freddie Mercury Queen
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• No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • True
  • Man
  • Die

• Oh, rose that blushes with my love Please help me to compose The words I wish to speak aloud To one who'd make me proud If she would hold her hand in mine And both our hearts entwine..

  

  Stephen Gately Boyzone
  • Help
  • Words
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• I'm a goody-goody. I'm the person who sits in the back row, makes fun of the teacher, and secretly does the extra-credit work.

  

  Patricia Marx
  • Work
  • Fun
  • Teacher

• When the orbits of these two satellites of ours happened to cross paths, we could be together. Maybe even open our hearts to each other. But that was only for the briefest moment. In the next instant we'd be in absolute solitude. Until we burned up and became nothing.

  

  Haruki Murakami
  • Hearts
  • Burned
  • Orbits