Quote by Vladimir Nabokov
Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature,

Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much. – Vladimir Nabokov

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Sleep is the most moronic fraternity in the world, with the heaviest dues and the crudest rituals. – Vladimir Nabokov

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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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Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins Courant, it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious distinction of publishing Americas last genuine newspaper. Few believe that newspapers in their current printed form will survive. – Eric Alterman

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Its a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so Ive never had any trouble identifying with the character that Im playing. – Jack Nicholson

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Ive got research, I have my own life experience I can apply, and I have my imagination. – Chris Cooper

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I hope that Im sexy in a different kind of way than I think that a lot of girls are right now. I think a lot of girls in the public eye, especially musical artists, are just kind of objectified a little bit and wearing super-skimpy outfits and leaving nothing to the imagination. – Emmy Rossum

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I think that once you open the door and allow people in on a certain aspect, its very hard to then control how far that ripple effect is. So I think that the person who is known or famous has the ability to decide what they do or dont want to share. – Rosie ODonnell

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