Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
Here lies the sense of literary creation to portray ordinary objects as they will be reflected in kindly mirrors of future times. . . . To find in objects around us the fragrant tenderness that only posterity will discern . . .
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a form of money that's a stable field that the government can't destroy and can't distort. Because its creation is governed by the laws of mathematics. It can't happen any faster or slower than a certain rate, and it all sort of self-adjusts.
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Creativity is how we cope with creation. While creation sometimes seems a bit un-graspable, or even pointless, creativity is always meaningful.
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I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.
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It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.
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Anyone who says there isn't pressure to look good as an actor in L.A. is lying.
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I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy.
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
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'Economics for Everybody' begins with understanding God's principles for organizing His creation and what that means for us as creatures and stewards.
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I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.
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Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for the creation of Israel?'
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What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
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If I were a congressman who had voted for the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, I'd claim it was forced on our country by a sinister international organization.
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The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.
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If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying.
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Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.
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You can get through your whole day only around people who will tell you that you're wonderful. But pretty soon they're going to have to be lying about that.
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It seems we will continue to have problems with this classification and it may be because it comes under the heading of creation rather than preservation.
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The Bhagavadgita is a gospel of non-cooperation between the forces of darkness and those of light.
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In order to survive, an animal must be born into a favoring or at least tolerant environment. Similarly, in order to achieve preservation and recognition, a specimen of fossil man must be discovered in intelligence, attested by scientific knowledge, and interpreted by evolutionary experience. These rigorous prerequisites have undoubtedly caused many still-births in human palaeontology and are partly responsible for the high infant mortality of discoveries of geologically ancient man.
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I used to sing songs and write with my uncle, Bill Owens.
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I never believed that my service in the U.S. Congress should become a permanent career.
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Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.
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Here lies the sense of literary creation to portray ordinary objects as they will be reflected in kindly mirrors of future times. . . . To find in objects around us the fragrant tenderness that only posterity will discern . . .
