Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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'RoboCop,' when that came out, was like the best comic book movie ever, and it's not based on a comic book.
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I like writing about places, about people and environments. When I create a world, it lets me go in and define the details of that world.
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I have to make sure that I make good choices and that if I put my name on it, it's a high-quality endeavor and that I have time to be a human being.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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If you are in a relationship, it has to be a good one. If it isn't, it's best to just leave it.
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I really wanted to make 'Everest' visceral, real. One thing that amazed me when I was scouting in base camp is the volume of Everest: It's humbling. I wanted to find a way to bring that to the screen. One way was 3D.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I got a gymnastics scholarship to college, fell in love with my true love of my whole life - who I'm married to now - and he was a virgin too. It was very romantic.
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On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.
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I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.
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True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories.
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I'm engaged to Hollywood. If there's something I find I have to do, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just stay home and have a vacation.
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Remember likewise there are persons who love fewer words, an inoffensive sort of people, and who deserve some regard, though of too still and composed tempers for you.
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Never king dropped out of the clouds.
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Love your flaws, and own your quirks.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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Let all of life be an unfettered howl.
