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Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads a

Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know. – Vladimir Nabokov

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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

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A novelist is, like all mortals, more fully at home on the surface of the present than in the ooze of the past. – Vladimir Nabokov

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A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt Dont bother me – Ive got important work to do. – Daniel Goleman

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That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupils means great teachers foresee a pupils ends. – Maria Callas

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Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it. – Yoko Ono

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The fact of the matter is that when there are feelings involved and you like someone, it doesnt matter if youre an actor, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, a receptionist – you cant really help it when you have feelings for someone. – Jessica Szohr

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