Haruki Murakami Quotes

I have always liked running, so it wasn't particularly difficult to make it a habit. All you need is a pair of running shoes and you can do it anywhere. It does not require anybody to do it with, and so I found the sport perfectly fits me as a person who tends to be independent and individualistic.

Haruki Murakami

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: January 12, 1949

Topics

ShoesHabitMeYou Can Do ItYou

My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.

Jim Pattison

MeImpactWrongRightMadeHuge

We already spend too few days in Congress working on meaningful legislation; we simply can't afford to waste more time on legislation that doesn't move the needle to improve the lives of everyday Americans.

John Delaney

TimeCongressEverydayMoreImprove

I was about 10, and I was supposed to be playing the piano at the school concert, and I got up in front of the whole school and said, 'I'm sorry. I'm changing the agenda. I want to play some songs I've written.'

Andrew Lloyd Webber

SchoolSorryPlaySaidWantConcert

Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

Maya Angelou

AchievementOwnBrings

Especially in a very secular world, we should always stress what is common in the Christian religion.

Angela Merkel

StressReligionWorldChristianVery

Personally, I've realized that the tradition I thought of as too safe, too pretty, and too conventional is the space where women have been able to gain some practical ground. The area of music where we thought the status quo was really being upset - specifically hard rock - has actually remained the most male-dominated.

Ann Powers

WomenMusicSpaceThoughtTradition

I love going places that could sound cheesy but, when you hear them, just sound sincere.

Andy Grammer

LoveYouPlacesSoundSincereGoing

After 'Secretary,' I was wanting very badly to find something to make that I really cared about.

Steven Shainberg

FindSomethingWantingSecretary

The fact that some things are mysterious or that they touch on mystery isn't in some way a capitulation, and one should realize that there are some things that we may never understand and, to that extent, should be humbled by that.

Simon Conway Morris

MysteryUnderstandTouchWayNever

These opportunities to go on Broadway are the most special thing, and although the idea of doing something for a year or more is daunting, I love it. It's my church and raises my spirit. It's good for my soul.

Roger Bart

LoveGoodSoulOpportunitiesChurch

To be frank, I don't think President Obama gives much thought to Africa - or gives much to Africa.

Mo Ibrahim

ThinkThoughtAfricaPresidentMuch

My whole family is in orthotics and prosthetics, so I grew up having to check for scoliosis every week. 'Come over. Let me feel your spine.'

Logan Lerman

FamilyMeFeelWeekOverUp

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