Vladimir Nabokov Quotes

To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute.

Vladimir Nabokov

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 22, 1899 - July 2, 1977

Topics

PowerArtMagicPlayTrashAccept

I always love pulling out my cut-offs. They're just my go-to. They're the most comfortable.

Jessie James Decker

LoveComfortableAlwaysOutJust

In this business, the minute you start feeling comfortable about the show you're doing or the ratings you're getting, you're in big trouble.

Matt Lauer

BusinessStartDoingYouTrouble

I think I write about things that are mysterious to me.

Ann Beattie

MeThinkMysteriousWriteThings

There was a time when just the thought of waking up before the sun rose sent chills down my spine. But once I actually started getting out of bed earlier, I noticed that it wasn't all that bad.

John Rampton

TimeSunRoseThoughtBadDown

For Customer Development to succeed, everyone on the team - from investor or parent company to engineers, marketers and founders - needs to understand and agree that the Customer Development process is different to its core.

Steve Blank

TeamSucceedProcessParentCustomer

I think that political marriages are subject to more strain than most precisely because of the nature of politics.

Tony Abbott

NaturePoliticsThinkPoliticalMore

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

Lou Reed

ArtEgoThinkCreateArtistsJust

I want to do things that scare me, and also have a good time.

Josh Pais

GoodTimeMeWantThingsGood Time

Citizen activists look in the mirror, see what they're really good at and then apply their talents to solving social problems. It's skills-based volunteering.

Jonathan Tisch

GoodMirrorProblemsLookCitizen

Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.

David Suzuki

EnergySourceVeryQuicklyHuge

Around the world, it is much more difficult for women than for men to run a successful business. Even when laws are not explicitly biased against them, companies owned and operated by women often face discrimination every step of the way, from obtaining finance to finding customers.

Arancha Gonzalez

WomenBusinessMenFinanceStepRun

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Anne Sexton

LifeDangerousWithoutEvenWars

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