Umberto Eco Quotes
Is it possible to say "It was a beautiful morning at the end of November" without feeling like Snoopy?
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My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.
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I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe.
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At the U.N., I routinely encounter countries that do not want to impose sanctions or even to enforce those already on the books. The hard-line sanctions skeptics have their own self-interested reasons for opposing sanctions, but they ground their opposition in claims that America uses sanctions to inflict punishment for punishment's sake.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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The proposition that humans have mental characteristics wholly absent in non-humans is inconsistent with the theory of evolution.
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It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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I'm not in demand. I'm all washed up.
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I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.
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It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.
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What I write, I write. I'll always do it in some form.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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I'm in the middle of my own 'Project Runway' challenge given to me by my daughter's preschool. All the parents have to make an outfit for their kids, for school pictures, made entirely out of recycled objects. I can not believe I have homework.
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I lived alone, I didn't know anybody in New York, and I was definitely a recluse. It had been, like, two weeks, and I realized I hadn't said anything. I was laying in bed, and I was like, 'Hello?' I just talked to hear my own voice. And it was such a strange feeling.
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My Albert married his Maisie Brown as he said he would. But I think she never took to me, nor I to her for that matter. Perhaps it was a feeling of mutual jealousy.
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Norbert Leo Butz is a master class in energy.
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Is it possible to say "It was a beautiful morning at the end of November" without feeling like Snoopy?
