Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
Suddenly for no earthly reason I felt immensely sorry for him and longed to say something real, something with wings and a heart, but the birds I wanted settled on my shoulders and head only later when I was alone and not in need of words.
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams.
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People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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What's in the movie compared to what we shot is the tip of the iceberg.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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My parents live in the part of the United States that is Canada. It is so far north that Minnesota lies in the same direction as Miami. They have four distinct seasons: Winter, More Winter, Still More Winter, and That One Day Of Summer.
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Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
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'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's no small feat. Every book series owes J.K. Rowling a debt of gratitude.
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Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up.
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The reasons I never set out to do a talk show is they're formulaic. People come out, tell jokes and read questions. But that's not what I do, and we built the show around my skill set.
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I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.
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Suddenly for no earthly reason I felt immensely sorry for him and longed to say something real, something with wings and a heart, but the birds I wanted settled on my shoulders and head only later when I was alone and not in need of words.
