Umberto Eco Quotes

Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.

Umberto Eco

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: italian
  • Birth: January 5, 1932 - February 19, 2016

Topics

HistoryLookingThoughtAmericaCook

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters take over. And they tell me what to say and they tell me what they're doing. And I'm a third of the way into a novel and then I just let the characters finish it for me.

Andrew Greeley

MeDoingSayWayWriteFinish

I am not conventionally religious, but I am an ongoing student of the Old and the New Testament and the history of the Jewish people and the birth of Christianity.

Robert Littell

HistoryI AmPeopleStudentNewOld

Al Qaeda has come back. Al Qaeda is a resilient organization. But they're not here in large numbers. But al Qaeda doesn't have to be anywhere in large numbers.

John R. Allen

OrganizationBackNumbersHereCome

It's hard to not make a mistake at Darlington.

Tony Stewart

MistakeHardMake

The Klan was one of the most violent terrorist groups that has ever existed in the United States.

Ron Stallworth

UnitedKlanUnited StatesMostEver

Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

Rupi Kaur

HonestyTruthMyselfEmpowerment

As a child, I used to 'torture' other kids by making them be in my shows. I would sell tickets to neighbors and organize performances.

Jasmila Zbanic

ChildNeighborsTortureUsedSell

Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

Cobie Smulders

ConfidenceYourselfYouFindMore

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got.

Bruce Springsteen

LifeThinkProcessYouEarlyOut

At my Rolling Stones' tour, the camera was a protection. I used it in a Zen way.

Annie Leibovitz

CameraWayProtectionUsedRolling

When I was younger, I didn't want to be on TV.

AnnaSophia Robb

WantYoungerTV

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Woodrow Wilson

IntelligenceI CanBrainsBorrowUse

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