Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
An enlightened trust in the sovereignty of human reason can be every bit as magical as the exploits of Merlin, and a faith in our capacity for limitless self-improvement just as much a wide-eyed superstition as a faith in leprechauns.
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I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.
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If we are abandoned to Jesus we have no ends of our own to serve.
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I always tried to work hard and stay focused, and just use one opportunity to contribute to the next.
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It's not a flag that I look at with anything favorable. That's for sure, ... I can't tell people what flag to fly.
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Anti-utopianism continues to suffuse our culture...Today few imagine that society can be fundamentally improved, and those who do are seen as at best deluded, at worst threatening.
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No one is looking at what President Obama is wearing. Michelle Obama cannot Instagram a bikini pic like what my girl Instagrammed the other day.
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There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws might have relegated him to a minor career.
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Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.
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There's a slight problem with the majority counsel's epiphany as it has been passed down to the managers and then to you.
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My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.
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We were in the game the whole time and found a way to lose in the end.
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Religion is the opium of the poor.
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Praise is good. Some people over-praise, though. Genuine appreciation is rare to come by.
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An enlightened trust in the sovereignty of human reason can be every bit as magical as the exploits of Merlin, and a faith in our capacity for limitless self-improvement just as much a wide-eyed superstition as a faith in leprechauns.
