Haruki Murakami Quotes
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I love ice cream, and I love chocolate.
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A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra word or syllable into each line without tripping myself up.
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Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
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You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.
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My mission as a writer is to give my readers hope to carry with them, and to promote a belief that they can do anything they set their minds to.
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Yes, we need euthanasia, for certain cases where people are in comas or too immobile to even press a button.
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People never know what they want, though everyone says they do. If they did, nobody would ever be surprised.
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I'm into books - I love literature, so I toyed with the idea of being an English teacher. I had a fantastic English teacher at school. I think great English teachers make the world go round.
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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
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The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you empathize with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerful tool for imagining yourself in other people's situations.
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They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.
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It is, like the Mona Lisa, one of those masterpieces with which you will be outstandingly familiar long before you ever get to see it...it does not disappoint. It does not disappoint the first time you see it, nor the third time, nor even the 30th time...
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The sea is fulfilled, and the Empire fell apart. Lord, Portugal must yet fulfill itself!
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The ideals of liberalism have been divorced from any realities of modern social structure that might serve as the means of their realization. ... The detachment of liberalism from the facts of a going society make it an excellent mask for those who do not, cannot, or will not do what would have to be done to realize its ideals.
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I think Churchill would be appalled at the Thatcher government.
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I know my dad's proud that I've done it on my own, and I'm happy with that.
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We have a community where almost 50 percent of the people in the city of Cleveland alone have some type of record. I represent one of the poorest districts in America - out of 435, I'm 422.
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Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.
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Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders
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The abuse of books kills science. Believing that we know what we have read, we believe that we can dispense with learning it.
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In most cases learning something essential in life requires physical pain.
