Takashi Murakami Quotes

In Japan, after having lost World War II, the hierarchy that used to exist in the society, from the rich to the poor, has been flattened, especially by the winners, by Americans. As a Japanese artist debuting in America, I really had to bring that kind of theme into the work.

Takashi Murakami

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: japanese
  • Birth: February 1, 1962

Topics

WorkWarWorldSocietyRichAmerica

I shout at the radio when someone starts talking over the end of a song. Shut up! I don't want to hear that the DJ has just found a mouldy sandwich in the corner of the studio. Nor do I like it when the magic of something you're watching is shattered by an advert for Argos.

Jessica Brown Findlay

SongEndSomeoneTalkingDJMagic

I don't really want to get married. I've got my career, my friends - my life is very, very full. It's nice to go out to dinner with a man and have fun, but I wouldn't rush into anything because I don't think it's right to bring another man into the house with my four children.

Jerry Hall

LifeChildrenManFunDinnerThink

It really helps me to get into the character of the record when I have a designated look. It just really simplifies things for me.

Jenny Lewis

CharacterMeLookThingsGetJust

When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues.

John Caudwell

PeopleBudgetCountryMoralFair

We felt we had to know something of his back story. I don't think people in the cinema would just accept that he's there. I think we had to learn how he (got there).

Andrew Lloyd Webber

PeopleStoryThinkLearnCinema

Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do is they were simply out to maximize profit; if they were really public service institutions, not purely profit maximizing institutions.

Robert McChesney

ServicePublic ServiceDoingProfit

You'd think experienced political professionals would know better than to place their trust in exit polls, notoriously inaccurate surveys that had John Kerry winning the 2004 election by five points when he actually lost by three.

John Podhoretz

TrustWinningThinkBetterPolitical

Brooklyn is kind of my writer's retreat.

Tracy K. Smith

BrooklynKindRetreatWriter

As the White House doors are slammed in the face of the average American, I want to know if they will still swing wide open for Hollywood and the liberal elite. Will Jay-Z and Beyonce still get to stop by for a tour, or will they be denied like those who aren't rich and famous?

Tom Graves

FaceRichAmericanDoorsHouseStop

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

Romano Prodi

GoodConstitutionBetterPerfect

I love how it feels to unwind by the ocean.

Miranda Rae Mayo

LoveOceanUnwindHowI LoveFeels

Delays in granting of justice very often reduce the speed with which investment could be undertaken, discouraging investors.

Lucas Papademos

JusticeSpeedInvestmentDelaysVery

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