Problems begin the moment we’re born. We’re born with infinite possibilities, only to give up on one after another. To choose one thing means to give up another. That’s inevitable. But what can you do? That’s what it is to live.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII was never more passionate about manga than when preparing for my college entrance exams.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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You may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.
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Sometimes I test myself saying, ‘If I get a death sentence if I don’t make this movie, would I still make this movie?
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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Producing an animation series merely to fill time slots in the broadcast schedule is like generating cultural pollution.
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Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.
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It would be wonderful if I could see the end of civilization during my lifetime.
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I think that in the essence of human civilization, we have the desire to become rich without limit, by taking the lives of other creatures.
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Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.
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I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.
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I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue.
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Our lives are like the wind or like sounds. We come into being, resonate with each other. Then fade away.
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Reality is for people that lack imagination.
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People in Japan have experienced many tsunamis and various earthquakes throughout the ages.
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