"A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

#Writing Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Poetic Quotes

“The idea that freedom is merely the ability to act upon one's whims is surely very thin and hardly begins to capture the complexities of human existence; a man whose appetite is his law strikes us not as liberated but enslaved.”
“You fell in love with me?”
“My parents were married 53 years, good and bad. Can I do that? Probably not. But I really hope I can”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.”
“The insecure way is the secure way.”
“I believe in love â€” yes, I'm one of those girls. Most of my friends believe in love. I went out with Katy Perry last night. She's so fun andÂ awesome, but it's cool to see someone older believe in love too. She is all about it, and that's how I will always be. I believe in stories like, 'Oh, I met him in Starbucks.'”
“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.”

Source : Speech to the Budget Commission of the Prussian Diet, September 30, 1862.
“I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side. ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds.”

Source : "An Unlikely Friendship: President Obama and Senator Byrd" by Eve Zibel, www.foxnews.com. June 28, 2010.

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