If you’re going to retire, retire early.
HAYAO MIYAZAKITo be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lost the possibility of being countless other potential selves.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.
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I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living.
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There has never been a work of art created which didn’t somehow reflect its own time.
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Engineers turn dreams into reality.
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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 can’t stand modern movies. The images are too weird and eccentric for me.
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There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
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Airplanes are the most beautiful when they are in the air.
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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.
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There are so many things we can’t do anything about if we think about generalities
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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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You may not like what’s happening, but just accept it, and let’s try to live together.
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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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No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love.
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Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.
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