Umberto Eco Quotes
Authors frequently say things they are unaware of; only after they have gotten the reactions of their readers do they discover what they have said
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There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it.
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I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.
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Of course it can be said of jails, too, that they try - by punishing the troublesome - to deter others. No doubt, in certain instances this deterrence actually works. But generally speaking it fails conspicuously.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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Drug manufacturers could afford to sell AIDS drugs in Africa at virtually any discount. The companies said they did not do so because Africa lacked the requisite infrastructure.
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I said we're going to leave phones, and so we did. We sold it to Sony.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
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I never said I don't like gay people.
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A kiss, when all is said, what is it? A rosy dot placed on the 'I' in loving; Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear.
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I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the next performances, because you're reacting to something that's been said about you. So I tend to avoid that stuff pretty studiously.
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The Lord is greater than all: I have said enough.
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When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.
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The United Nations passed so-called sanctions again on North Korea, and they've said they 'will exercise their preemptive right to a nuclear attack.' I don't think this ought to be taken kindly.
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It might be said that it is the ideal of the employer to have production without employees and the ideal of the employee is to have income without work.
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A Central Bank official said that Q-coin did not affect the renminbi; it adds vibrancy to the economy.
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I have never said that people 'should' engage in armed attacks on the United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable consequence of unlawful U.S. policy.
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I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it.
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I've always been a fast reader. Now I had to do it slowly, discussing each sentence. And every time I wanted to change something I had to come up with an intelligent defense I could be pretty sure that they would turn my suggestion down, as they had so many aspects to keep in mind. However, if I argued well, I could have a chance. I had to think of every comma, every word.
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Authors frequently say things they are unaware of; only after they have gotten the reactions of their readers do they discover what they have said
