Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.
Quotes to Explore
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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Coming up with ideas isn't hard. The real challenge is finding the time to actually build something and then finding a home for it.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.
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I did not want to go out at 5:30 in the morning with my stocking cap and my navy pea coat on and shoot lines and grades for the rest of my life.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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I love it and really, really enjoy weight training. I love free weights. I find it really rewarding.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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Syria is ready to cooperate and coordinate all efforts, whether regional or international, to combat terrorism
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But the act, called the sexual act, is not for the depositing of seed. It is for leaping off into the unknown, as from a cliff's edge, like Sappho into the sea.
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
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In my life, looking at other women who have been pregnant while writing, I always feel like it's kind of their most musical or the closest to themselves. I think for me it's such a validating moment, you know. I always knew I wanted to have kids, and I've been making music all my life.
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I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.
