Umberto Eco Quotes
Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges.
Quotes to Explore
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I think it's fun to look at people with big diamonds. I see them in my audience all the time, with the fur coat, a woman whose hand is always out front, or the two fingers are on the cheek to show her diamond. I don't have anything against that.
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I don't find an advantage or disadvantage in being a woman when reporting. What little advantages there might be in some instances is cancelled out by the basic lack of lavatories round the world for women.
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I don't think there is much value in trying to use the moon as a base to go to Mars. That's going into one gravity belt and having to get back out of it again. And the moon doesn't have a lot to offer as a resource base.
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How the visual world appears is important to me. I'm always aware of the light. I'm always aware of what I would call the 'deep composition.' Photography in the field is a process of creation, of thought and technique. But ultimately, it's an act of imaginatively seeing from within yourself.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
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The age of Lincoln and Jefferson memorials is over. It will be presidential libraries from now on.
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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.
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At the age of 11 I was about 6 ft. tall and my voice had completely broken. That caused problems. I was this gangly, spotty, very unattractive kid. I wasn't cool and I wasn't a nerd. I didn't even want to fit in with anyone.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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In 1853, American warships bullied Japan out of centuries of virtual isolation and into the modern world. The threat of force compelled Japan, like India and China before it, to accept trade agreements that were economically ruinous and eroded national sovereignty.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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When I wake up in a bad mood, I try not to stay in one. Learn to make the best of what you have.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
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You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.
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I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.
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I love working with children and this young boy, Thomas Sangster, is quite a remarkable young actor. He raises your game, you know. He certainly raised mine.
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Man works when he is partially involved. When he is totally involved he is at play or leisure.
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I love food and I love ingredients and I love reading recipes. It's just a great pleasure.
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Realism and Naturalism rely mostly on the eye of the flesh. Abstract, conceptual and surrealistic art rely mostly on the eye of the mind. Great works of art rely on the eye of contemplation, the eye of the spirit.
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Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges.
