Takashi Murakami Quotes
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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It is not weird for a dad to be doing the dishes, the laundry, and taking the kids to school, and read them stories for bed.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
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I feel like I'm supposed to be a shooter.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They are filled with the best doctors. But their function is to wait until kids get sick and get referred in.
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I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
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I love going for a swim. Growing up in England, anywhere with a pool seems like the height of glamour to me.
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A lot of the ups and downs for me, especially the downs, I feel like it came in a lot of indirect ways because I didn't appreciate what I had.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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I take my kids to school and if I go to work they visit me on set, I come home. I have dinner with my family. I have breakfast with my family. I have a very solid, a very warm home. I'm fortunate.
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My personal life, my musical life, my life as an artist - almost everything has pointed all these little arrows that make up which way I go as a person and what I feel comfortable as my identity.
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Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation.
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They got special terms that they use when they're pregnant. They don't even say pregnant, got special words they use - I'm expecting. Expecting what? I'm expecting a child, silly. Well, then, you probably got a good shot!
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Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.
