Umberto Eco Quotes
A narrator should not supply interpretations of his work; otherwise he would have not written a novel, which is a machine for generating interpretations.
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The world is always in movement.
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I traveled so much to dance that I feel a part of many places, but New York is where I spent most of my life and where my career has been - it's the place where I exist.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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As the platform and protocol become more ingrained in society, get built into products and services, and basically become more of the mesh of society, just like the Internet, companies and people will need to own Bitcoin to play on its rails.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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I'm not going to choose between classical, Broadway or pop. I would love to stay where I am now - a mix of everything.
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I don't find any real rivalries with crime and thriller writers anyway. That might sound a little Pollyanna, but for the most part the writers I compete with, if you want to use that word, it's a pretty friendly rivalry. I think we all realise that the boat rises and sinks together.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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I have no privacy anymore.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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The most challenging thing is people do see me as a tennis player, but I've had a lot of opportunities because I am a tennis player. And I don't mind that.
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I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both.
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My favorite movies are movies from the '70s, like 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' and to me, 'Hereditary' seemed like it fit in with those movies, and it was just horrifying. It seemed like it took the things that I love about movies and really fleshed out characters.
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Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.
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There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.
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I'll probably stick to comedy for the time being. I mean, a great piece of work is a great piece of work, and I'm up for good work anytime. But I do love comedy!
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I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned.
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A narrator should not supply interpretations of his work; otherwise he would have not written a novel, which is a machine for generating interpretations.
