Haruki Murakami Quotes
Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them.
Quotes to Explore
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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As soon as I began to earn what might be called fairly large sums, I bought a car and began to explore the country around New York.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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'The Fever' is a one-person play. I decided I would perform it myself, and I decided I would not perform it in theaters, because the character in the play says certain things that I meant.
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Care and pity are two different things.
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The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity.
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I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.
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We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.
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If we want girls to receive positive reinforcement for early acts of leadership, let's discourage bossy behavior along with banning bossy labels. That means teaching girls to engage in behaviors that earn admiration before they assert their authority.
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We have little bags we pack specifically for touch-up makeup if you're chosen for the top 16. I knew I had to sneak in my banana because nothing calms my nerves like it! I don't know if it's the potassium, but I need it before I get on stage because it always calms me down.
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Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.
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I notice that young men go to the universities in order to become doctors or philosophers or anything, so long as it is a title, and that many go in for those professions who are utterly unfit for them, while others who would be very competent are prevented by business or their daily cares, which keep them away from letters.
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I love reality. I love the world. I love the smell of it. I love it.
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When we do our legislation, we're not trying to figure out, 'How can I use this to run against you?' We say, 'How can we pass this bill to help both of our constituents?'
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I used to walk in the Bowery in the early 1980s, and it was not safe. It went from this to Disneyland under Giuliani and Bloomberg. This is now one of the best-run big cities in the world.
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When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?'
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I intend to keep writing Christmas songs. There's still a lot more about Christmas that can be captured and feel like old-time Christmas. A lot of the traditions haven't been explained in song.
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I failed first grade, which is my biggest problem. You always feel like a failure, like you're stupid.
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There is a kind of sense of truth and reconciliation that is non-formalized, but it's understood and accepted. Haitians are Haitians and there is an inherent loyalty that forgives an awful lot.
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Each day that I don't write I get more fragmented.
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The key is to somehow find a way of tackling rent-seeking, crony capitalism, and corruption - legal and illegal - and build fairer, more equal society without compromising innovation or entrepreneurship.
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I would like to become champion, but I'm realistic about it.
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Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them.
