Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
The most compelling confirmation of Marx's theory of history is late capitalist society. There is a sense in which this case is becoming truer as time passes.
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Today the arts exist in isolation, from which they can be rescued only through the conscious, cooperative effort of all craftsmen. Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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I actually study boxing - my dad was a Golden Gloves champion so I learned how to fight at a very young age. Growing up in Brooklyn you always had to watch your back, so I pretty much learned to protect myself.
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They're called 'angels' because they're in heaven until the reviews come out.
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Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.
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I want to get comfortable with my insecurities until I am no longer insecure. I want to be comfortable in my skin so that I do not need to dump any of my discomfort onto someone else in the form of judgment.
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But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.
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El hombre no va a ninguna parte. Todo viene al hombre, como el mañana.
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Te asusta el vacío, ¡y abres más los ojos!
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Look, I'm not a demon here. I don't eat babies or kick puppies. I just tell the truth." She shrugged. "Can I help it if that makes the liars of the world angry?
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Self-love is even deceived by self-love, because by looking out for our own interests and disregarding those of other people, we lose the advantage that comes with the exchange of favors.
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I listen to music a lot, if I need to get into a particular space. I do stretching and breathing, and take time to mostly be quiet and find the stillness. I think that's important.
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When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
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Knowledge is realizing that the street is one way; wisdom is looking in both directions anyway.
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The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.
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Karl Marx once said, ‘The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.’ Marx was wrong. The last capitalist to be hanged shall be the one who donated the rope, and then lobbied for his own hanging.
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I do love you. I think you know that, but just in case...I love you.
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
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Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.
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The most compelling confirmation of Marx's theory of history is late capitalist society. There is a sense in which this case is becoming truer as time passes.
