"I did want to become a novelist, but the program at Waseda was pretty intense in terms of language requirements - two hours of English and four hours of Chinese. I thought, what do I need this for? So I stopped going to class."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Hirokazu Koreeda

#Two Quotes #Class Quotes #Chinese Quotes

“Next to the joy of the egotist is the joy of the detractor.”
“Peace is brittle and a big burden on our shoulders so we need ... concrete help from the European Union and the European Commission, we can get more support together than on our own, to maximize the gains for our peoples.”
“It's probably not going to lead to anything. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. If everyone who thought they might fail didn't even try, where would we be today?”
“We have art in order not to die of life.”
“Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.”

Source : Tom Clancy (1995). “Debt of Honor”, p.579, Penguin
“When you're doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there's a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs!”
“I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.”
“One can believe intellectually in the efficacy of prayer and never do any praying.”

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