Terry Eagleton (Terence Francis "Terry" Eagleton) Quotes
Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.
Quotes to Explore
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While the older generation is content to sit around and critique culture, that culture is moving beyond them. At some point the traditional church and all of the expressions of that church will become essentially irrelevant.
Ted Dekker
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
Imogen Heap
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I feel like if you flip through my Instagram, you'll kind of see the same angles and poses every time. That's the trick to having people love your Instagram selfies. It's all about your angles.
Hailey Bieber
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
Kailash Satyarthi
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
Laura Dern
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
Ted Shackelford
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I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.
Paloma Faith
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
Harold Prince
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I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
H. G. Bissinger
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I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but of course I believe in two people having chemistry right away. A girl should be really easy to talk to. When I lose track of time because we've been talking, I think that's really fun.
Zac Efron
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I was able to participate in New York Fashion Week and walk down the runway. I participated in a pizza contest in Canada.
Takeru Kobayashi
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Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.
Irwin Thomas
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Predating the Internet and predating videos, you had an active imagination. You would hear sounds and then get mental pictures of what these sounds felt like to you. It engaged you and made you more invested in it. It made you want to get tickets to the show, buy the album, put the poster on the wall. Now it's sensory overload.
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I hope I'm better today than I was yesterday. I don't believe in glory days or anything like that, so I think the best is tomorrow or later this afternoon!
Edie Brickell
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Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have said they think it's good.
Oona Chaplin
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I would like to get a good education, get married, and have kids.
Yana Kudryavtseva
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We need to take down our "Do not disturb" signs... snap out of our stupor and come out of our coma and awake from our apathy.
Vance Havner
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I use a professional researcher in New York who does all the legwork, all that stuff which would take me days and weeks of calling, waiting for people to call back.
Ken Follett
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Languages are jealous sovereigns, and passports are rarely allowed for travellers to cross their strictly guarded borders.
Rabindranath Tagore
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For the most part neoconservatives are people who were once liberals but sobered up. The neoliberal is one who has always been a liberal but now replaces the sentimental pieties with brusque slogans ("High-Tech!") and unpronounceable programs. All else stays the same.
Emmett Tyrrell
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Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.
Terry Eagleton