Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
Life is just one small piece of light between two eternal darknesses.
Vladimir Nabokov
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
S. Truett Cathy
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In 1853, American warships bullied Japan out of centuries of virtual isolation and into the modern world. The threat of force compelled Japan, like India and China before it, to accept trade agreements that were economically ruinous and eroded national sovereignty.
Pankaj Mishra
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
Carl Honore
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
Taylor Swift
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When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
Ted Kotcheff
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
Viggo Mortensen
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When I was at school, I auditioned for the school play as Queen Gertrude, and I fell in love with it there and then.
Poppy Delevingne
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Government - they used to teach it in college. It's actually something you should study and learn and know how to do. The Republicans always run on the idea that government isn't very effective. Well, not the way you do it. But it can be effective.
Bill Maher
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When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark: But, when the tide rises and sharks are around, His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
Lewis Carroll
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes.
Ferdinand Mount
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Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.
Ajit Pai
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Life is just one small piece of light between two eternal darknesses.
Vladimir Nabokov
