Firsts Quote by Vladimir Nabokov Download Open image “I always call him Lewis Carroll Carroll, because he was the first Humbert Humbert.” — Vladimir Nabokov ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Firsts Lewis Carrol Lewis Carroll
I've always thought that Lewis Carroll himself had a certain comedy tinge to him. He was a guy who was a satirist. He really… — James Bobin Copy Share Image
I like the name Engelbert. It's unusual. But Humperdinck? Not so much. — Engelbert Humperdinck Copy Share Image
I liked the name Frederick Bickel and I wish now I had left it as it was. After all, Theodore Bikel, whose name was… — Fredric March Copy Share Image
Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear. — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
Confound my genteel upbringing! I could not think of any name foul enough to call him. — Nancy Springer Copy Share Image
I would prefer to be called David Linley. No one refers to me as Lord Linley in London. It's an American thing. — David Linley Copy Share Image
My grandfather has a whole lot of respect for Coach Carroll and the way he handled himself and the contributions he made to the… — Sean McVay Copy Share Image
My first manager chose the name Engelbert Humperdinck for me. My real name is Arnold George Dorsey. It didn't really quite hit the entertainment… — Engelbert Humperdinck Copy Share Image
I changed it to Leslie Hill, only that seemed more like a cocktail pianist. Eventually, being an admirer of Jack Benny, I took his… — Benny Hill Copy Share Image
“...under no circumstances would he [Humbert Humbert] have interfered with the innocence of a child, if there was the least risk of a row.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“Ami azt illeti, Vannak kezdtek nagyon tetszeni a fák is, a csodák is meg az Adák is.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“It isn’t possible. I cannot imagine it. Come on over here, you foolish little doe, and tell me on what day I shall die.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“Precautions to be taken in the case Of freak reincarnation: what to do On suddenly discovering that you Are now a young and vulnerable… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
You sort of can't talk about the post production unless you talk about what comes first. — Paul Greengrass Copy Share Image
I'm a business first and foremost so whatever my business is, it's separate from my personal. It's like whatever I do business wise, it's… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I did not know that the planning for biological and chemical warfare was so widespread in England, and even in France before France fell.… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I have lifted my plane . . . for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the Earth… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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