Umberto Eco Quotes
Is it possible to say "It was a beautiful morning at the end of November" without feeling like Snoopy?
Quotes to Explore
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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 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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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 like to spend as much time with my friends and family as possible.
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There are lots of things I'm acquainting myself with now to be a more well-rounded person.
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Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
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To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others.
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The philosophy of Kant's great successors was consciously a synthesis of Spinoza's and Kant's philosophies. Spinoza's characteristic contribution to this synthesis was a novel conception of God. He thus showed the way toward a new religion or religiousness which was to inspire a wholly new kind of society, a new kind of Church.
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I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised.
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I grew up in New Jersey and never went up the Statue of Liberty.
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Is it possible to say "It was a beautiful morning at the end of November" without feeling like Snoopy?
