Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure.
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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Since the dawn of recorded music, every generation has felt shocked by the musical tastes of the next.
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From a linguistic point of view, you can't really take much objection to the notion that a show is a show is a show.
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It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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I was not really as good as I should have been.
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Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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Whether labeled as such or not, I think every book I've ever written has been, more or less, a romantic suspense. I have always put tremendous effort into making each book a page turner: The harder it is for the reader to put it down, the better I've done my job.
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R. Kelly is an image, a brand. That's my job. There's a whole other side of me that's Robert, who is a father, a friend. But then I put on the game face and go into the studio and do the music. That's just another day at the office.
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The difficulty in a number of Western democracies is that the playing field is being tilted. For many in the middle class, prosperity seems unattainable because a good education - today's passport to riches - is unaffordable.
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My mother was religious; she was knowledgeable about mythology and scriptures; she could tell the metaphysical nuances and make the story come to life with their deeper significance. The current generation is missing out on this.
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My dominant feeling every day is one of great ignorance.
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The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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We never take people seriously when they are alive, but once they are gone, we always think that we should have treated them better.
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There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him.
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The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence.
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I sometimes think novelists write about sex in order to avoid boring themselves to death.
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The political system of the People's Republic of China can make things easy. Decisions are made quickly and results come quickly, too. In our democracy [in India], on the other hand, such things are extremely difficult.
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No one can guarantee success of a film.
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Forgotten is forgiven.
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But I do enjoy the freedom of doing a movie and then having some time off.
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Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure.
