Umberto Eco Quotes
It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.
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Snobbery just inhibits you.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I did feel pressure to look a certain way on 'Hollyoaks.' But I just had to stay strong and not let myself get into a state of mind that isn't healthy.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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I just want us to all have a good time and to party and enjoy this life, because it's too short. It's too short.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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As I always like to keep in mind about everything: Don't fight the trend.
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I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater.
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A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection.
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With 'The Vampire Diaries,' it's not just a tease, especially with the relationships. You're not sitting there going, 'God, I wish they'd get it over with and kiss!' There's no teasing, they jump right into the action.
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I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation.
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When you give your word to a woman, you sign a life time contract. You cannot lie to her any more.
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It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.
