I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIIf you’re going to retire, retire early.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.
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See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good.”
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Whoever falls, hatred will breed hatred.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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Yet once being born there is no turning back.
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I don’t like games. You’re robbing the precious time of children to be children. They need to be in touch with the real world more.
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Currently computer graphics are used a great deal, but it can be excessive.
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As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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Airplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
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All my films are all my children.
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Modern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
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When I say ‘hero’, do not picture someone with strength to fight and conquer evil – because evil is not something that can ever be conquered or defeated. Evil is natural. It is innate in all humans.
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We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.
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