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Hayao Miyazaki

In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.
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Fly Hawk Live Sparrow World
As humans grew stronger, I think that we became quite arrogant, losing the sorrow of ‘we have no other choice.’
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Arrogance Choice Growth Human Lose Quite Sorrow Strong
The love of weaponry is often a manifestation of infantile traits in an adult.
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Adult Love Trait Weapon
We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.
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Hatred Important Joy Liberation
Children understand intuitively that the world they have been born into is not a blessed world.
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Born Children Understand World
The villains are all parts of me.
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One Liner Villian
Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.
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Animation Emotion Experience Pain Shock
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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Balalnce Evil Existence Eyes Goodness Hate Preserve
Our lives are like the wind or like sounds. We come into being, resonate with each other. Then fade away.
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Away Broken Heart Deep Each Other Fade Live Sound Wind
First: don’t panic! Second: don’t panic! And third: did I mention not to panic?!
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Inspirational Panic
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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Civilization Creature Desire Essence Human Limitation Live Rich
I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it’s an old system that we can’t control.
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Control Nuclear Old Power Stop System Use
I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.
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Character Creation Female Studio Watch Women
My process is thinking, thinking and thinking – thinking about my stories for a long time.
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Inspirational Long Process Story Thinking Time
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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Believe Formation Human Important Play Power Role Story
Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.
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Always Believe Fear Inspirational Matter Yourself

The characters are born from repetition.

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