Yasunari Kawabata Quotes
The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?
Quotes to Explore
-
There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
-
If someone is sad, they put on a song, or if someone wants to rock out, and they want to get into a good mood, they put on music. Just being able to be a part of something like that I feel like was my ultimate push to do music.
-
If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
-
Every morning I wake up and thank God.
-
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
-
I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
-
It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
-
People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.
-
When punk began to be a genre, people were going to go out and try to mine it. Some of the better groups, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, were very artificial.
-
Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.
-
We have guidance counselors that have caseloads of 500 to 600 children. We don't have enough to help the children.
-
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
-
We got a little waylaid along the way. The whole problem started about 10 years ago with management and legal battles, then still trying to make albums while I was doing all of that.
-
If your heart is in love, you can do anything.
-
You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
-
I always say you've only got one life to live, and you're not promised a tomorrow. So, you might as well just have a good time with it.
-
I want to keep active, so when they called me to fight Nate Diaz, I agreed because I wanted to stay active. I got a little surprised because he was out so long, but he's a tough opponent.
-
Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
-
An artist doesn't necesetharily have to get acclaim from the outside. Maybe it is much better if he can get validation from within.
-
And I'm sorry about the phone call and needing youSome decisions you don't makeI guess it's just like breathing or not wanting toThere are some things you can't fake
-
In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football.
-
'Control' had to do with my own life a lot, and that's why that seemed to be a film I could be the director of, because I had an emotional attachment to the whole story. And because of that experience, I feel that I can try other films. I didn't set out to become a director.
-
The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?
