Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

I am thinking of aurochs and angels, the secret of durable pigments, prophetic sonnets, the refuge of art. And this is the only immortality you and I may share, my Lolita.

Vladimir Nabokov

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• I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.

  

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• Human attention is limited, and a massive number of newly browsable books from the long tail necessarily compete with the biggest best-sellers, just as cable siphons audience from the major networks, and just as the Web pulls viewers from TV.

  

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• I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.

  

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• Part of the way the work world works is not so much creating a separation between your work and your free time, but creating the illusion of a separation between your work and your free time. Every day is the weekend for me, which means I'm always busy.

  

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• I just respect Kanye as an artist.

  

  Bebe Rexha
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• One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.

  

  H. P. Lovecraft
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• A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.

  

  Sally Schneider
  • People
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• People trash talk me.

  

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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• I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.

  

  Mackenzie Astin
  • Fun
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• A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.

  

  Jack Horner
  • Character
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• We live a happy life, and we don't take anything too seriously.

  

  Zoe Foster Blake
  • Life
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• I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.

  

  Garrett Dillahunt
  • Good
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  • Trying

• In general, I tend to laugh too much. I always try to tell myself not to, but I think that's just part of getting through the job. It's not rocket science. I want to have a good time!

  

  Zach Woodlee
  • Time
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• The events in the square, of course, made a deep impression on me and many other parents.

  

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• All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

  

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• Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.

  

  Jack Nicklaus
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• Now I have the bravery to do fine things.

  

  Gabriela Sabatini
  • Things
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• It's against type in the sense of my background, but it's with type in the sense that I am a loner who's new to this business and sceptical about a lot of it.

  

  Ben McKenzie
  • Business
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• The overall purpose of human communication is - or should be - reconciliation. It should ultimately serve to lower or remove the walls of misunderstanding which unduly separate us human beings, one from another.

  

  M. Scott Peck
  • Purpose
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• Art offers sanctuary to everyone willing to open their Hearts as well as their Eyes.

  

  Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni, Jr.
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  • Art
  • Eye

• Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.

  

  Gary Bettman
  • People
  • Words
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• When I write, there are times -- not always -- when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, ... I'll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.

  

  Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
  • Thinking
  • Writing
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• I am thinking of aurochs and angels, the secret of durable pigments, prophetic sonnets, the refuge of art. And this is the only immortality you and I may share, my Lolita.

  

  Vladimir Nabokov
  • Thinking
  • Art
  • Secret