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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I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.
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I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.
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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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When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.
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Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!
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I have run across characters in my political career that have that singular focus of being someone, being in a position of power.
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If you're going to play a villain, there's no greater compliment than being told that you give people nightmares. I never thought I would be the actor that would give people nightmares.
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I remember, at MIT, we had to write an essay about something mathematical that you do in your extra time. I basically wrote about how dance, to me, was geometry: it was all shapes.
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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.
