Haruki Murakami Quotes

I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.

Haruki Murakami

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GoodAmbitionStandardsHighBecause

Every time I'm on the court, every time a fan cheers for me, I just want to go out and make a play for them to cheer even more.

Joel Embiid

TimeMePlayGoWantMore

I'm a pretty terrible rapper. I always have been.

Jenny Lewis

RapperAlwaysPrettyTerribleBeen

Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war.

John O. Brennan

WarHellInnocentSometimesWhyYes

I need my career. That's what validates me.

Anita Baker

MeCareerNeed

Instagram has become one of my favorite platforms because of its simplicity.

Amy Jo Martin

SimplicityBecomeInstagramBecause

When I was little, I went to the Sahara desert and met an older woman with beautiful earrings that came all the way down to her stomach. She told me, 'For us Tuareg, jewelry is not meant for decoration. It absorbs negative energy that comes your way.' So think twice when you buy a vintage ring!

Sofia Boutella

BeautifulWomanMeDesertEnergy

Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of the word 'passionate' in company slogans, marketing blurbs, mission statements and on the sides of vans.

Tom Hodgkinson

BusinessMeLanguageMissionCompany

If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted.

Diana Rigg

ManMeDoorBagChairDown

More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.

David Suzuki

WaterPeopleClean WaterMoreClean

I remember I'd come home from fifth, sixth grade, and I'd watch 'Saved by the Bell' and be like, 'I hope my high school experience is like that.' And it totally wasn't. It sucked.

Cory Monteith

HomeHopeExperienceSchoolRemember

Venture capital is always wanting to go up market.

Clayton M. Christensen

GoAlwaysUpVenture CapitalMarket

When you're coming out new, it's harder as a girl to gain fans because most of them are girls, and they can be like, 'Do we like her?' If I were a boy, it'd be much easier.

Anne-Marie

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