Haruki Murakami Quotes
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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The closer a Negro got to the ballot box, the more he looked like a rapist.
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Exploiters and manipulators have always used religion self-righteously to further their own selfish ends.
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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
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Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.
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Being able to go into Wimbledon and be part of an amazing atmosphere is special.
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My interest in Virtual Reality (VR) films began for me when I began a fellowship with MIT's Open Documentary Lab. It was a profound experience to be on MIT's campus one day a week and to enter a new world of storytelling where breaking convention and traditional methods were expected. This was deeply challenging and inspiring.
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I have enjoyed great satisfaction from my climb of Everest and my trips to the poles. But there's no doubt that my most worthwhile things have been the building of schools and medical clinics.
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We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented.
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I don't need to publish to make a living.
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Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but unless one breaks this routine, no new talent will come and survive.
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It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.
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We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.
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I got so excited about it. I was like, 'Yes! I won a Grammy!' And then my manager was like, 'No, you did not win a Grammy. You were part of a song that won a Grammy. Rihanna won a Grammy.'
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I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.
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I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
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My ideal guy would be funny and fun to be around.
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Private place and plenty of time are the life of prayer.
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The world is full of bright men who know all the right things to say and who say them in the wrong place.
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In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment.
