Umberto Eco Quotes
If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And if nothing changes, you're an idiot.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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I don't think auditioning will ever faze me again after the 'Grease' TV experience. It was fierce. There were thousands of people auditioning in four cities. I flew from home in Minneapolis to audition in L.A. I waited in line all day. I arrived at 7 A.M. and wasn't seen until 6 P.M.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.
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I don't get sick of 'MMMBop' in any way shape or form, and I don't know why I would.
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The squandering of oil and gas is associated with one of the greatest tragedies, not in the least resolved, which is suffered by humankind: climate change.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.
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You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today.
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There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.
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We live in a world of virtual goods where none of us own the 0s and 1s. What are you going to do?
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News is the backbone of our network; the main commodity and the main successes of Al Jazeera came out of our involvement in covering the news in the Middle East.
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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Fighting the ongoing war in your day-to-day life, everybody has their battle going on that nobody else knows about.
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The more red meat and blood we eat, the more bloodthirsty we get, the more violent we get. The more vegetarian food that we eat, the more peace is taken into us.
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I have done my best. I saw a fatal flaw in the camera industry. We did our best to address it.
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If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And if nothing changes, you're an idiot.
