Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
It is important to see that, in the critique of ideology, only those interventions will work which make sense to the mystified subject itself.
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I think why I was attracted to making something with Vice is that level of intimacy that you get as the viewer, getting to see some of that production element where we don't exactly know what we're doing, where we're going, or even if it's a good idea.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
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My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.
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Then, when I got in the military, I used to host - even in high school - I hosted the talent shows, and when I was in the military I would host all of our base Christmas parties and stuff.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but most of life is hard work. We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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Eurasia is home to most of the world's politically assertive and dynamic states.
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I chose the most explosive dress I could find. I put a ton of makeup on and some great round earrings. I looked like Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun.
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My wife and I have very deep roots in Colorado, and we can't see ourselves living anywhere else.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I wish my teammates, coaches and the entire Lions organization all the best.
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History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.
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My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 years old, which he always said was the worst experience in his life. When he was 8, his father disappeared and he was on his own from the age of 8.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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I was too old, too young, too fat, too thin, too tall, too short, too blond, too dark - but at some point, they're going to need the other. So I'd get really good at being the other.
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Every day is like that, eight successive meetings on eight different topics, every one really important and interesting.
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Everything you do in life affects everything else.
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It is important to see that, in the critique of ideology, only those interventions will work which make sense to the mystified subject itself.
