Umberto Eco Quotes
We are never racist against somebody who is very far away. I don't know any racism against the Eskimos. To have a racist feeling, there must be an other who is slightly different from us - but is living close to us.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a little bit awkward on Twitter; like, I'm never really sure what to say.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I think a person has to just be herself.
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The big tragedy in baseball is that the amateur spirit has gone out of it to a large extent.
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I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
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There's so much innovation going on, and there are lots of people funding that innovation, but there's very little innovation on that infrastructure for innovation itself, so we like to do that ourselves to help companies create more tech companies.
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Everything must be carried out in extreme sobriety.
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Feminists have confused opportunity with outcome.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution.
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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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I was born Gaynor Hopkins, one of seven children. My mum, Elsie, and dad, Glyndwr, always said they had seven children, although my sister Paulene was stillborn.
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I was one of those kids who thought I could be the president of England when I grew up if I wanted to. Then I started acting and realized life is hard and people are mean. And there's no president of England and I'm not British.
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I always warn aspiring reporters to observe three basic rules: 1. Never trust an editor. 2. Never trust an editor. 3. Never trust an editor.
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I never dress appropriately in terms of comfort, but I wear what I'm feeling. I often to like to feel a little different from everyone else.
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We are never racist against somebody who is very far away. I don't know any racism against the Eskimos. To have a racist feeling, there must be an other who is slightly different from us - but is living close to us.
