Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

There are teachers and students with square minds who are by nature meant to undergo the fascination of catagories. For them, 'schools' and 'movements' are everything; by painting a group symbol on the brow of mediocrity, they condone their own incomprehension of true genius.

Vladimir Nabokov

Quotes to Explore

The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.

Haile Selassie
- Time
- World
- True
In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.

Rani Mukerji
- People
- Career
- Success
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.

Immanuel Kant
- Dark
- Ocean
- Without
The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.

Utada Hikaru
- People
- Up
- Different
For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.

Frances Beinecke
- End
- Will
- Fossil Fuels
New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.

Zig Ziglar
- New
- Dead
- Research