Haruki Murakami Quotes
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.
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We've had such thorough training, we've had an excellent team on the ground. With the minor glitches that have occurred, we've been able to take care of them. And the teams on the ground are getting tons of incredible data.
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When I look at my life now and all the mistakes I've made, all the bad decisions I've made, all the things I could have done differently or done more in, I don't think I would have changed anything.
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Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
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Habit is necessary to give power.
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Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner.
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Once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come.
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Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.
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What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were really tears?
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Whatever religion or wisdom, spirituality and values are important to me and to the business.
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A good man's life is never quite ended; something of it always remains to touch and illuminate other lives.
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Global poverty is a powder keg that could be ignited by our indifference.
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I wanna stay an eternal girlfriend. I want to have my boyfriend's children, but I don't think we need a piece of paper to regulate the game, and we don't have to go through the whole stress of a wedding and suffering to throw a good party.
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...those who think their God ... has nowhere so plainly shown himself as in his works, will seek in the face and lineaments of Nature that consoling smile which every lonely soul so miserably craves ... betake thee to the fields; betake thee to the woods ... thou shalt be comforted ... Lay thy tired head on Nature's breast ... always there is at hand the Infinite and the Eternal: about thee, above thee ...
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The screenplay talks to the conscious mind and the music to the subconscious mind. Our subconscious tells us we are eternal but our consciousness tell us we are mortals. Music is part of eternity. If God exists he is the composer.
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I'm always tripped up by the eternal who am I?