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 MIYAZAKIWhat you mean by ‘peace’ is nothing more than the endless repetition of human folly.
More Hayao Miyazaki Quotes
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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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You must see with eyes unclouded by hate. See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good. Pledge yourself to neither side, but vow instead to preserve the balance that exists between the two.
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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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I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.
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There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans.
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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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Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.
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See the good in that which is evil, and the evil in that which is good.”
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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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Cut off a wolf’s head and it still has the power to bite.
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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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Whoever falls, hatred will breed hatred.
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Is someone different at age 18 or 60? I believe one stays the same.
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Once you have met someone, you never really forget them.
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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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