Haruki Murakami Quotes
Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.
Quotes to Explore
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.
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Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that, or you can choose to reframe it.
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I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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I wanted to look at the mentality that can breed that sort of intensity, that kind of cutthroat, pressure-cooker feeling, especially a form of music like jazz, that should be - or you'd think should be - all about liberation and improvisation and everything.
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Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
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The male corporate model is built on a man's greater willingness to be a slave of sorts - especially once he has to provide for children.
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My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.
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Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.
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I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out.
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I don't know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco - those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and scrutiny.
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I grasp at each second, trying to suck it dry: nothing happens which I do not seize, which I do not fix forever in myself, nothing, neither the fugitive tenderness of those lovely eyes, nor the noises of the street, nor the false dawn of early morning: and even so the minute passes and I do not hold it back, I like to see it pass.
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I think titles are extremely important for novels: They can set the tone, tip you off, serve as shorthand for what the essential contents are.
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I didn't set out to make this kind of picture. It just came my way. But its been going on for me for 16 years now and its wonderful for an actor to work consistently. There seems to be an insatiable audience for this type of film.
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I can't actually pinpoint anything that made me want to be an actor - I just did. And then anything after that just fueled it.
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When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.
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I always urge women to aim for the highest job they can get because you get more money and you get more support and you get more control, and those are the three things that actually make life easier.
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Question: Do you think that there is only one Perfect Master?
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There's a monster outside my room, can I have a glass of water?
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I'm not going to be bullied or pushed around by the group of the day. You've got to have political courage. You've got to have your own inner beliefs.
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Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one.
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Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.
