Banana Yoshimoto Quotes
No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.
Quotes to Explore
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I loved the world of imagination.
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's normally not something I pay attention to.
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The cool thing about my profession is that I can do it until the day I die.
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I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality.
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I can't imagine going on when there are no more expectations.
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The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.
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If you're keeping yourself in the bubble and only looking at your own data or only watching the TV that fits your agenda then it gets boring.
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If I can save 25 billion dollars in terms of reduction of import, I will be adding one percent to the GDP. By conserving the oil energy by the people, the GDP will become 5.5 percent, and this will change the economy of the country.
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I'm a rabid Steelers fan: I'm originally from Pittsburgh. So if the Giants or Pittsburgh are playing, the rest of Sunday is all about food and football.
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I'd long wanted to write about that moment when a woman steps off the career track to have her first child. For me, that was a scary time.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.
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The world is a never-ending cross-reference.
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What I do want is to be transparent about where I am and how I got here. I don't like the cone of silence - it didn't do me any favors in my 20s or 30s, and I don't see it doing much for other women, either.
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'If I Should Love Again' - I was just so impressed with myself writing something like that. It wasn't a single and people didn't really know about it, but it's a beautiful song and that's part of what I'm loving.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.
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No matter what, I want to continue living with the awareness that I will die. Without that, I am not alive.
