Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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This is how to avoid re-creating painful situations: Take the time to discover your real intention before you act. If it is to change someone or the world so that you will feel safe or better about yourself, don't act on it, because it is an intention of fear and can create only painful consequences.
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To compare Olympic sport with cricket would not be fair. Years back, cricket was a sport only for the classes, and we will also have to make other sports masses from classes like cricket.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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I'm always challenged by someone.
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The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one.
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I've been writing for a long time, and I've loved comic books for a long time - forever - but I had to learn how to write in a different way to write sequential art for a graphic novel. It's been an interesting transition.
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By the time I'm 40, interplanetary travel will be common. Nobody will want to talk to me at that age, anyway.
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I'm a travel enthusiast.
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When we make the show, we are always talking about how the show is really in between what we make and what the viewer thinks of it.
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The thing with drama is you're allowed to invent people who are maybe slightly better than real people.
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Since its founding, I've been friends with ModCloth's cofounders and many of its executives and investors. I have long imagined we would one day belong under one roof with that brand as a force in the future of apparel.
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I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.
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A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.
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I have good genes, and I also do lots of exercises.
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We designed a number of features from the ground up, like custom display and optics technology with very high refresh rates and pixel density. We added integrated 3-D audio, a built-in microphone so you can speak to friends inside virtual worlds, and precise mechanical adjustment systems.
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I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good.
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You know that in the playoffs, everyone starts from zero. No matter what team you have to face, if you want to make it to the World Series, you have to get through two rounds against very good teams that are going to be hot.
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I was home-schooled for my entire high school experience, so I never went to prom.
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If someone is judging you without knowing the content of your character, don't listen to them.
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Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home.
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You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.
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With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with.
