Akihito Quotes
At the start of the year, I pray for the happiness of the Japanese people and peace in the world.
Quotes to Explore
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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Oracle is obsessed with security. It's an absolute requirement for all our products. The real security issue is when customers take older products that were not built for the Internet, and kind of rack them and put them on the Internet.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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When someone was hitting me, or like sexually molesting me, it just seemed normal to continue to do that to myself.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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I love the color pink. It makes a bold statement.
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That's a beautiful thing. The more successful you are, the more people are going to come and be a part of music.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the bottom of important issues.
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If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.
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I love dessert. All kinds. But there's something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by the endless supply of constantly growing flavor options. And I am always in the mood for sprinkles and a sugar cone.
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You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.
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Would I consider a run for political office? Yes.
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When I opened Chanel in London, they were happy. People would go, 'Oh, I just came in to see it. It's so beautiful.' And you leave with a positive attitude toward the brand. Now, you don't really get that online. You don't go, like, 'Wow.'
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We say very little, for we do not need to. We are silent together, each in her own world, knowing the other is just at her back.
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At the start of the year, I pray for the happiness of the Japanese people and peace in the world.
