Humans have both the urge to create and destroy.
HAYAO MIYAZAKIModern life is so thin and shallow and fake. I look forward to when developers go bankrupt, Japan gets poorer and wild grasses take over.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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Children understand intuitively that the world they have been born into is not a blessed world.
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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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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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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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Yet once being born there is no turning back.
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Some people spend their lives interested only in themselves.
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Prizes do not mean anything to me.
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I make films as a business, not as a cultural endeavor.
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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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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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Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don’t even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you’ll be flying again.
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I intend to work until the day I die.
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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’ve never studied psychology.
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What you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
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