Naoto Fukasawa Quotes
People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly.
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I don't ever have the pressure of making a hit, because I've never had a hit song, per se. The closest thing to a hit song was 'Shiraz,' and it's not your prototypical hit song, with a catchy hook and all this other stuff.
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The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
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If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
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When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
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I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislocation, which can lead to political radicalization, which can lead to great pressure on the states that receive refugees because of a migrating population.
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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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I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'
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I listen to music to when I'm feeling a certain way or to make myself feel a certain way. So why not make my own music inspired by true emotions?
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The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years' time? A completely different attitude.
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Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.
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A civilization, a culture, cannot survive without passion, cannot be saved without passion.
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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I once said to a boy, 'You're a really good kisser,' and he said, 'You're only as good as the person you're kissing.' I think it's the same with the music.
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I thought Nixon was getting ganged up on, but when I heard the tapes, I was shocked and terribly saddened.
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I don't really put too much pressure on myself. The only time people feel pressure is when they put it on themselves and listen to the outside stuff. I have great teammates and great coaches that do the right things around me that allows me to just focus on the game of football.
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People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'
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I feel like I'm good with girls. I understand them and am good at loving them. I've always felt like that's been natural for me.
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Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.
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You wouldn't be allowed to get on a particular bus, but you'd be asked to sign your autograph.
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It's absolutely incredible, and his retirement should be a celebration more than anything else.
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People shouldn't really have to think about an object when they are using it. Not having to think about it makes the relationship between a person and an object run more smoothly.
