Terry Eagleton Quotes

The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith.

Terry Eagleton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FaithPoliticsChurchMatterHigh

I know the families that I photograph extremely well, and I've known them for a very long time.

Jock Sturges

TimeLongKnowLong TimePhotograph

I wish I could speak Spanish, because it would be a lot easier to play more interesting roles.

Jessica Alba

SpeakInterestingWishPlayMore

There is no excuse for waste, fraud, and abuse in the Defense Department budget.

John Bolton

BudgetFraudAbuseDefenseWaste

The traditional notion of an architect having a vision of a building and then drawing it either on paper or on a computer and then constructing it isn't really how architecture works, and in reality, the computer has a lot of influence on design.

Michael Hansmeyer

VisionArchitectureBuildingReality

It's actually one of the hardest things for trans people, is to go to the bathroom.

Amy Landecker

PeopleGoBathroomThingsHardest

That the best piece of art a person is capable of making is the one that only they could create.

Stephen Karam

ArtBestCreatePersonCapableOnly

I was stupid in a business way. I should have been greedier.

Stan Lee

BusinessStupidWayBeenShould

I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor.

Simon Pegg

HumorThinkAmericanUnderstanding

It probably wasn't until Nine Inch Nails played the first Lollapalooza that I actually went to a festival.

Trent Reznor

NailsFirstInchNinePlayedUntil

I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I used to go to Pete Seeger concerts, and he would do songs like 'Ruben Ranzo' and talk about how the sailors sang songs to do their work - to raise the anchors, pull up the sails and that sort of thing.

Roger McGuinn

WorkMusicSeaSchoolLovedBack

The main thing is to believe writers know what their voices are, and if they are left alone, they will come through with something. There are a load of brilliant U.S. comedies: at the moment, I'm loving 'Girls.' People say the U.S. is more conservative; I think, actually, it is a bit looser here, but trends change.

Julia Davis

ChangeAloneMomentPeopleBelieve

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

Lisa Leslie

BasketballBetterPersonMore

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