Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a rereader.Vladimir Nabokov
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
Garry Shandling -
I want to pursue a career in film.
O'Shea Jackson, Jr. -
I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
Fiona Apple -
The first single I released, 'Anything Goes,' is probably one of the best-written songs I've heard in a long time. It takes somebody knowing who you are. Sometimes writers know who an artist is and what they want to say and how they sing. I will never be opposed to cutting a song if somebody nails my life and what I'm going through.
Randy Houser -
I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
Orlando Bloom -
Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
Gary Johnson
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
Brown Campbell -
I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I don't know... they just didn't do it for me.
Laura Ramsey -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang -
Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.
Mahatma Gandhi -
If the constitution goes, I go.
Kamisese Mara -
If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
Haile Gebrselassie
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
Kanye West -
I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
Danica McKellar -
He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.
Victor Borge -
I love Canada. Canada is a great neighbour. Canada has been a great friend and neighbor for many, many years.
Sam Brownback -
From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.
Natasha Lyonne -
I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important.
Octavia Spencer
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
Ferran Adria -
If I'm going on any trip, driving music is key. Road Hammers is good driving music. I don't mind listening to my own stuff. You record it for a certain reason. You fall in a love with a certain song at a certain time and how you record it is a labour of love. You better love it.
Jason McCoy -
It was a startling task to undertake, for the Book of Mormon had never been illustrated before, at least on any professional level. There were no precedents.
Arnold Friberg -
All you can do is all you can do, but all you can do is enough.
Arthur L. Williams, Jr. -
Curiously enough, one cannot read a book; one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, and active and creative reader is a rereader.
Vladimir Nabokov