Ayumi Hamasaki Quotes
I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome.
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.
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I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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I inherited some Chanel pieces from my mother. I've worn Prada - absolutely. Wonderful designers are inspiring. I also love designers not known. I love a lot of vintage pieces. I am pretty minimal, pretty classic.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who are trying to dodge British taxes. I must be doing something right.
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I like being unconventional.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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When you go all over the world for work, your dream vacation is your bedroom.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.
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It's a mystery to me why everybody doesn't love jazz. I've never been able to figure that out.
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When my mother tells me to do something, I'll do my own thing. A strong character can be good, but sometimes it is not good. I hope it's good in my case.
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You prepare yourself by concentrating on what you have to do out on the field.
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I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.
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It seems only reasonable that the people have a right to know virtually everything about the personality they are buying each time they put their money through the box office.
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I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were... impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome.
