Vladimir Nabokov Quotes
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
Fatima Sana Shaikh -
I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
Wangari Maathai -
Think and grow rich.
Napoleon Hill -
I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!
Hannah Storm -
The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures.
Faran Tahir -
I think twerking is overrated.
Kate Upton
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
Jackie Robinson -
The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
A. J. P. Taylor -
As Governor, I've worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way - bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead.
Maggie Hassan -
I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.
Sally Phillips -
Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
Frances McDormand -
Today is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Today we are making history.
Eckhard Pfeiffer
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
Patrick deWitt -
The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
Randi Weingarten -
Science today is a highly collaborative exercise, and to convert it into a contest, as the Nobel does, is a bad way to look at science.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and the time and place in which your characters move. And I want to move with the characters, move with them and describe the world in which they are living.
Gay Talese -
I hate Valentine's day. It is a day for nothing but disappointment.
Larisa Oleynik -
I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.
Takeru Kobayashi
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If your mind is still, you're the happiest.
Manoj Bhargava -
I think people are tired of just, this kind of continuous conflict. They want to see principled problem-solving.
Bill Haslam -
I think if you're a regular viewer of Fox News, you're among the most cynical people on planet Earth. I cannot think of a more cynical slogan than 'Fair and Balanced.'
Bill Keller -
Music is like film to me.
The Weeknd -
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.
Vladimir Nabokov