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Had Quotes by Umberto Eco
- The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the…
- I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to…
- I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
- My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out of…
- My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of…
- There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven't read, that…
- At a certain moment, I decided to write a story. I had no more small children to tell them stories.
More Had Quotes
- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- I've had the same friends since I was in kindergarten. — J. J. Abrams
- In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. — Giorgio Armani
- Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have… — Karen Armstrong
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made… — J. J. Abrams
- I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. — Lance Armstrong
- It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what… — Lance Armstrong
- We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible… — M H Abrams
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong