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.
HAYAO MIYAZAKII’m not going to make movies that tell children, “You should despair and run away”.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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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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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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I’d like more of the world go back to being wild.
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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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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In order to grow your audience, you must betray their expectations.
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Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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There are all kinds of values within the films but I don’t make message films.
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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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I don’t intentionally make deep movies.
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I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live.
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I’ve never studied psychology.
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Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist.
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