Terry Eagleton Quotes

The British are supposed to be particularly averse to intellectuals, a prejudice closely bound up with their dislike of foreigners. Indeed, one important source of this Anglo-Saxon distaste for highbrows and eggheads was the French revolution, which was seen as an attempt to reconstruct society on the basis of abstract rational principles.

Terry Eagleton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 22, 1943

Topics

SocietyRevolutionImportantDislike

I've had a fantastic life so far; I'm lucky. I'd like the great role that changes everything, but at the moment, what's important is being happy in myself.

Max Beesley

LifeGreatMyselfMomentHappy

Keep in mind that there are computers, that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for 'Gold Diggers,' I said: 'Hey, wait a minute! Those aren't my teeth!'

Anna Chlumsky

MindWaitGoldComputersSaidTeeth

In my career, I really set out not to develop too strong a persona so that you wouldn't have a hard time imagining me in any given role. I wanted to pleasantly confuse the audience on who I was.

Jeff Bridges

TimeMeStrongYouCareerHard

My favorite collaborator is Dane Laffrey, who designed the set for 'Once on This Island,' but we've worked together since high school, when he was my roommate.

Michael Arden

TogetherSchoolHigh SchoolIsland

I think I've been addicted to openness since long before my rock career. I was terrible as a teenager. I used to go out of my way to make people uncomfortable with personal details. I was always fascinated by the idea that we have these weird, random boundaries between what we do and don't show.

Amanda Palmer

PeopleRandomThinkDetailsWeird

Fashion tells about who you are from external point of view.

Suga

FashionViewYouPoint Of ViewPoint

I was proper, proper fast at one point, and obviously I'm not now, so I've lost certain things, but when I was that fast I didn't need to do certain other things in a game. It was such a potent weapon.

Michael Owen

GameFastLostNowNeedPoint

Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable.

Lou Barlow

PeopleLovedUncomfortableEarly

I'm that grumpy old guy yelling at all those pesky little Grizzly Bear fans to get offa my lawn.

Chuck Eddy

BearOldLittleGrumpyFansGuy

People like hearing songs that sound like something they've heard before, that's reminiscent of their childhood and of what their parents listened to.

Bonnie McKee

ChildhoodParentsPeopleSoundSongs

So much of what I do is about inspiring and empowering women.

Bobbi Brown

WomenMuchEmpoweringAbout

Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community.

Brigham Young

AgeCommunityManYoungYoung Man

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