Nikolai Gogol Quotes

I am a writer, and the duty of a writer is not only to furnish pleasant pursuits for the mind and taste: he will be held accountable if things useful to the soul are not disseminated by his works and if nothing remains after him as a precept for mankind.

Nikolai Gogol

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: russian
  • Birth: March 31, 1809 - March 4, 1852

Topics

SoulI AmMindNothingDutyWill

You can't lie to God - it's ridiculous.

Jimmy Swaggart

GodLieYouRidiculous

Do I consider myself sexy? It all depends on the way I'm feeling. When I'm happy inside, that's when I feel most sexy.

Anna Kournikova

MyselfHappySexyFeelFeelingWay

I'm not saying that photographers are dumber than other people, but they are the folks who walk around with brilliant white lights in nighttime riots.

John Sandford

WalkPeopleSayingWhiteLightsWho

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.

Sophie Hannah

MeEnoughAttentionRewardWant

I think the Caribbean countries face rising oceans and they face increase in the severity of hurricanes. This is something that is very, very scary to all of us. The island states in the world represent - I remember this number - one-half of 1 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. And they will - some of them will disappear.

Steven Chu

WorldFaceThinkRememberIsland

I felt God's love, and that was a great gift.

Steven Ford

LoveGodGreatGiftFeltGreat Gift

In the business of politics, emotions and productive dissatisfaction with the world in which we live today are gradually being covered up by the minutiae of ordinary life.

Sigmar Gabriel

LifeLiveBusinessTodayPolitics

I love video games. I'm also slightly in awe of them. I'm in awe of their power in terms of imagination, in terms of technology, in terms of concept. But I think, above all, I'm in awe at their power to motivate, to compel us, to transfix us, like really nothing else we've ever invented has quite done before.

Tom Chatfield

LoveTechnologyPowerImagination

Because I'm a chef, I eat out frequently, so it's hard for me to control what I consume in terms of calories. But when I'm at home, I eat what my wife cooks for me. She works hard to avoid making foods that are high in calories and cholesterol, so most of the time, she makes vegetarian dishes.

Masaharu Morimoto

HomeTimeWifeMeChefControl

I read a fan bulletin board once, and somebody said I had a face like a potato, so I never went back on there.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

FaceBackSaidNeverPotatoFan

The nature of the game is pain.

LL Cool J

NaturePainGame

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

Julia Cameron

FaithFoolMistakeYouBeliefMeans

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