"Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity."

-- Vladimir Nabokov

#Inspirational Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances.”
“Yeah, because when youâ€™re attracted to someone, you actually enjoy kissing them and afterward, you donâ€™t act like you kissed Adolf Hitler.”
“At a certain point, you cannot handle everything yourself; having a team around you is very important. To have a strong team of people in which you can rely and people that you've been working with for years. I relate it to soccer - you have different positions and you have to bring in the right person at the right position.”
“I didn't have a regular school experience and wanted a more abstract way of learning. I started exploring in lots of different creative ways. It gave me the opportunity to travel and play music, so it was good for me.”
“Stop walking with a â€˜calendarâ€™. Itâ€™s capable of ruining your fate, by showing you the date & limiting your courage, by reminding you of your age.”
“I readÂ Butterflyâ€™s ChildÂ in one day, totally hooked. It is a captivating novel of love, guilt, sin, justiceâ€”and how all these things are, in time, transformed surprisingly and inevitably.”
“What if I was! Thatâ€™s my point. What if I was a bit overweight and not especially pretty? Why is that so terrible? So disgusting? Why is that the end of the world?”
“Talk English to me, Tommy. Parlez francais avec moi, Nicole. But the meanings are different-- in French you can be heroic and gallant with dignity, and you know it. But in English you can't be heroic and gallant without being a little absurd, and you know that too. That gives me an advantage.”

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