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People Quotes by Umberto Eco
- Is it worth it to be born if you cannot remember it later? And, technically speaking, had I ever been born? Other people, of course,…
- I developed a passion for the Middle Ages the same way some people develop a passion for coconuts.
- The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted…
- Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies…
- I don't see the point of having 80 million people online if all they are doing in the end is talking to ghosts in the…
- People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.
- Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people…
- It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one's own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or…
- It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
- Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
- There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.
- How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn't have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people…
- Media populism means appealing to people directly through media. A politician who can master the media can shape political affairs outside of parliament and even…
- And so I fell devoutly asleep and slept a long time, because young people seem to need sleep more than the old, who have already…
- But why do some people support [the heretics]?" "Because it serves their purposes, which concern the faith rarely, and more often the conquest of power."…
- To read fiction means to play a game by which we give sense to the immensity of things that happened, are happening, or will happen…
- Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
- Many people who no longer go to church end up falling prey to superstition.
- If people buy my books for vanity, I consider it a tax on idiocy.
- People are never so completely and enthusiastically evil as when they act out of religious conviction.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle