Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
Men and women do not easily submit to a power that does not weave itself into the texture of their daily existence - one reason why culture remains so politically vital. Civilisation cannot get on with culture, and it cannot get on without it.
Quotes to Explore
-
For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.
-
We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
-
People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
-
RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
-
If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.
-
Polka dots are fabulous.
-
The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.
-
No matter how rich you are, you can't get healthy air.
-
There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.
-
I can't say I gave up totally my passion for women but almost.
-
You could make a case that women addicted men to their sexuality and then withdrew their sexuality until we provided them with a source of income.
-
I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they're extremely well informed.
-
The various segments of the system of profound knowledge proposed here cannot be separated. They interact with each other. Thus, knowledge of psychology is incomplete without knowledge of variation.
-
Therein lay the secret to all fads: the herd instinct. People wanted to look like everybody else. That was why they bought white bucks and pedal pushers and bikinis. But someone had to be the first one to wear platform shoes, to bob their hair, and that took the opposite of herd instinct.
-
Nobody is completely perfect.
-
I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me.
-
What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much money. I'm gonna be really happy if somebody watches it in 10 years' time and really enjoys it.
-
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil.
-
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
-
Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And that uniqueness of being human, language, art, culture, our dependency on culture for survival, comes from the combination of traditional biological evolution.
-
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go.
-
We are surrounded by braggarts whose loud mouths propel their thin talent as far as the wind carries.
-
I'm in this business to make films, not get deluded by the system. The system is set up to give you a headache.
-
Men and women do not easily submit to a power that does not weave itself into the texture of their daily existence - one reason why culture remains so politically vital. Civilisation cannot get on with culture, and it cannot get on without it.
