Banana Yoshimoto Quotes
Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.
Quotes to Explore
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I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore, with a clear conscience which, like virtue, is its own reward.
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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When I found this opportunity to answer the ad, I got the job and I've been there ever since.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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There were no dissidents then in the USSR because they were all killed.
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Justice is like a train that is nearly always late.
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I was shocked when I heard that Farghadani had been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison on spurious charges, as Amnesty International notes, of 'spreading propaganda against the system,' 'insulting members of the parliament through paintings' and 'insulting the Supreme Leader' with her cartoon.
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I have twins. They are 4 years old. They know the word 'concert,' so they know father's job is 'concert,' and they prefer concert over father.
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My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere.
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We need people who can actually do things. We have too many bosses and too few workers. More college graduates ought to become plumbers or electricians, then go home at night and read Shakespeare.
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I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around.
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In terms of being able to renew my nation, to be able to be able to bring back a devastated country, to restore hope to our people, to lift women and to give them a new horizon, a new ambition and new dreams, in respect of all of that, I think we've accomplished it, and I feel very good about that.
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Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them. When that light has been put out, a heavy shadow of despair descends.
