Haruki Murakami Quotes
Isn't life strange? There are people who have so many leftover clothes they can't stuff them all in their wardrobe. And then there are people like me, whose socks never match.
Quotes to Explore
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I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
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The interest in the supernatural in a very generic sense and in the spiritual is not in itself a factor that helps the communication of the Christian faith.
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The first thing I went out for was 'The Sopranos' and I got it, so that's how it happened. I hate to say it like that because I wait for calls now.
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The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.
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You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job.
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I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.
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I'm in the middle of a 25-city book tour, and I like watching what people buy in bookstores. I see people buy books that I strongly suspect they will never read, and as an author, I must tell you, I don't mind this one bit. We buy books aspirationally.
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In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance.
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As a producer or financier, you are going to go where you get the best bang for your buck.
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I have the modest goals of replacing the whole petrochemical industry.
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It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.
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We need to invest in job training programs, especially those that include child care, transit stipends and paid apprenticeships and internships.
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Don't listen to the fools who say that pictures of people can be of no consequence, or that painting is dead. There is much to be done.
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Stories without endings can do nothing but go on forever, and to be caught in one means that you must die before your part in it is played out.
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I still make music. I still write music and I record music, I just don't trust music promotion [and] distribution right now enough to record a new set of diligently worked-upon compositions. I do trust the audience and the audiences very much.
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Trust in the context of a conversation is believing that the other person will acknowledge me, not take advantage of me, not embarrass or humiliate me, tell me the truth, and, in the broader context, not cheat me, work on my behalf, and support the goals we have agreed to.
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I watch virtually no TV. All my screen time is computer time for me. When I'm not doing that I'm reading or talking to my friends who I got to know through computers.
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The [palette] fantasy is always to get what you want, what you wear, and to be able to take it with you, so you don't have to bring all the other stuff. I just started digging through my drawers of my favorites, and I asked myself what is it that I cant live without?
