Gackt (Gakuto Oshiro) Quotes
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Race differences show up early in life.
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When I'm writing something, I try not to get analytical about it as I'm doing it, as I'm writing it.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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Frankly I'm fairly boring or fairly busy. Between writing and family, I have little time for anything else.
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I think in spring, we don't want to wear makeup, we don't want to wear a ton of clothes, we just want everything to be easier.
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I remember wishing there was snow in L.A. And how jealous we used to get of those Christmas specials with kids playing in the snow.
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Africa’s progress will depend on unleashing economic growth - not just for the few at the top, but for the many, because an essential element of dignity is being able to live a decent life. That begins with a job. And that requires trade and investment.
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This debate is coming down essentially to two visions - Mr. Harper's vision for Canada and my vision for Canada, and to a decision to be made by people disappointed by Mr. (Stephane) Dion
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My goal keeps me alive, and no personal issue is going to interfere with that. If people try to put me in the crazy box–'crazy fucking Courtney'–go ahead. But if you think you’re going to stop me from where I’m going, you’re not going to do it. I work my ass off. I deliver the goddamn goods. And I will deliver them again.
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It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind.
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My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.
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The financial doctrines so zealously followed by American companies might help optimize capital when it is scarce. But capital is abundant. If we are to see our economy really grow, we need to encourage migratory capital to become productive capital - capital invested for the long-term in empowering innovations.
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Time wounds all heels.
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I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.
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They’re not even lovers,’ said Dolby. ‘They told the news. They’re just very best friends who have found that the person they each want to be is a combination of the two of them.’ I was lagging several beats behind them. ‘“Compatible.” Why do you think they’re compatible?’ ‘Are you kidding? Aren’t you compatible with yourself?’ I gave a short laugh. ‘Depends on who you ask.’ ‘Well, you can’t imagine. The Joy of Congruence is completely beyond you.’ ‘I hope you won’t be offended if I take that as a compliment.’ As soon as I said it, the word lit up in my head. Except it was spelled complement.
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But we never get back our youth… The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty becomes sluggish. Our limbs fail, our senses rot. We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we were too much afraid, and the exquisite temptations that we had not the courage to yield to.
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This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.
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If I was asked what my only joy is, maybe it's eating.
