Haruki Murakami Quotes
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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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I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
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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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I think Churchill would be appalled at the Thatcher government.
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There is no law that says a campaign cannot accept information from a foreign government.
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The first time I read something, I have this special feeling of being fully engaged with it. It's fresh to the audience because it's fresh to me. It's a little mystical, but I really believe that.
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I know, being the odd one out can feel brutal. But, rest assured, it's also wonderful - because your desire to do things differently isn't 'uncool.' In fact, it's the exact opposite.
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I have had really positive experiences in every medium, as well as horrible experiences in every medium.
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Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records.
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Whatever you do, never do the duck face - that's the worst look for any girl out there. Some girls think that pushing out their lips looks fabulous, but it doesn't.
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There will be no real content among American women unless they are made and kept more ignorant or unless they are given equal opportunity with men to use what they have been taught. And American men will not be really happy until their women are.
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Greens are not expected to be anything but nice.
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I was always a keen reader. I jotted down one or two things, but it never occurred to me to think of a job in writing. I thought that writers were like demi-gods. I don't know what I thought.
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Cotton candy is the most amazing form of caramelization ever invented by man.
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Any beauty you see in me is only a reflection of Him, any ugliness, a reflection of my self.
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
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Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.
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Every time is a learning experience, and you pick up a little bit, and you learn things and try not to repeat them the next time.
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In most cases learning something essential in life requires physical pain.
