Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
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Underwriting is probably the smallest part of our business.
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Singing is a limitless form of expression, and I love to experiment with my work.
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We are all born with God-given, unique traits and skills. But, as with all possibilities they will remain unrealized unless they are developed, nurtured, and put into practice. You may have the 'capacity' to love, but if left undeveloped, you will never gain the 'ability.'
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I had the chance to play with Benny 'The King' Carter here in Copenhagen for three days in the Montmartre, and two days in Paris. 'What a Thrill.' He knows so much music, and he is the only person that I get the shakes trying to play my horn behind or with him (smile). However, it was a ball.
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People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
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I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of the stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. My wife studied in Britain, too, and both of us have many friends there.
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Every leader is telling a story... about what he or she values.
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Like a great athlete, we must have a very clear vision of what we want to accomplish before we make a move. Vision, in preparation for an action, is as important as the action itself.
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For the very reason that we expect things to be good and beautiful, they won't be. In genuine spirituality, we don't look for bliss.
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They're all big (games) for us. We have 10 home games, three road games and we feel like we have to win really a high majority of those games to finish where we have to finish if we want to go forward to gain momentum for the playoffs.
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I don't look for people who have achieved great things; I look for people who will achieve great things.
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When we come to poetry, we can't fancy a more poverty stricken predicament.
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Jolly boating weather, And a hay harvest breeze, Blade on the feather, Shade off the trees.
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The answer to one is the answer to all. Government by 'the people' is expedient or it is not. If it is expedient, then obviously all the people must be included.
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If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it.
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Freedom from labor itself is not new; it once belonged among the most firmly established privileges of the few. In this instance, it seems as though scientific progress and technical developments had been only taken advantage of to achieve something about which all former ages dreamed but which none had been able to realize.
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Because you took advantage of my disadvantage.
