Umberto Eco Quotes
Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.
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I've planned book tours for myself, whether or not anybody wants to hear what I have to say. I've weighed in on things like what the cover looks like, what the copy looks like, how it's going to be promoted - just every aspect of it.
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Boats are something I am very, very passionate about; cars are something I grew up with... I used to race cars since I was a child.
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I've worked in a call centre and as a nightclub waitress. I served champagne to Rihanna.
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Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time.
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I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album.
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I would definitely trade clothes with Lucy Hale. Her fashion sense is right on point, and I feel like she's never afraid to take risks with her clothes.
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But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
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I've seen a couple white girls coming to my concerts wearing head wraps, and I think they look so cute. It's kind of sad to see that people are really into separation, trying to separate everybody and making a clear division of 'us against you,' even with fashion. That sucks. It's not the way the world is supposed to be.
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I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.
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The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.
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Careless indifference and bodily restlessness in meditation cause negative vibrations.
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I was never a DC kid - I went through a phase from, like, 11 to 17 where I would try to buy as many Marvel titles as possible. And '2000 AD' was kind of the sort of sci-fi/punk of British comics.
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I believe you are never past the point of creating opportunities for yourself.
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The Churchyard abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo.
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Nil posse creari de nihilo.
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I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
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I don't go to the gym or practice yoga. And the closest thing I have to a nutritionist is the Carlsberg Beer Company. I just have the appetite of a pigeon.
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Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.
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It's a funny feeling to work with people who you consider your colleagues and to realize that they actually are young enough to be your children.
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Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.
