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The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

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Happy is the novelist who manages to preserve an actual love letter that he received when he was young within a work of fiction, embedded in it like a clean bullet in flabby flesh and quite secure there, among spurious lives. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#among #bullet #clean #embedded #fiction

Nothing is more exhilarating than philistine vulgarity. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#more #nothing #philistine #than #vulgarity

You just try to play tough and focus point for point. Sounds so boring, but it's the right thing to do out there. ↗

— Rafael Nadal

#focus #just #out #play #point

I tried to find a solution to the problem that I had, tried to find a way to start playing better. ↗

— Rafael Nadal

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The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#been #does #energy #industry #oil

The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#basically #behalf #consumers #corporate #designed

I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation. ↗

— Jerry West

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Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#big business #business #dirty #england #like

It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people. ↗

— Ralph Nader

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