Haruki Murakami Quotes
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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Time stays, we go.
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It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really finishing it.
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Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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If people are able to run the affairs of a village well, eventually they'll be able to run a township, and a county.
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The way we remember people, even their beauty is all so subjective and a matter of perspective.
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People always come up to me and say that my smoking is bothering them... Well, it's killing me!
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My favorite was always whichever sport was in season. I think these days it's almost saddening to see kids who are 10 or 11 and are forced to choose one sport and specialize in that sport and play that sport year-round. By playing different sports... you become a better all-around athlete.
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There are many creeds but only one faith. Creeds may change, develop, and grow flat, while the substance of faith remains the same in all ages. The overgrowth of creed may bring about the disintegration of that substance. The proper relation is a minimum of creed and a maximum of faith.
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All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in infering that he is an inexact man.
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Better to wear worn shoes than to polish the boots of shop owner.
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When we were a smaller company, Facebook login was widely adopted, and the growth rate for it has been quite quick. But in order to get to the next level and become more ubiquitous, it needs to be trusted even more.
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Being a parent has been such a wonderful privilege for me. My kids make me laugh and cry, but there are definitely more laughs. They really do give my life meaning.
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Until I'm actually stood on the set doing the job, I always keep my options open.
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Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.
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Kubrick ate it up. He loved it. He just let me go crazy.
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...what really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.
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I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.
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Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
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All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world.
