Umberto Eco Quotes

It comes down to a question of attention: it's difficult to use the Net distractedly, unlike the television or the radio.

Umberto Eco

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

AttentionTelevisionDownDifficult

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

Andres Iniesta

SacrificeWinEnjoyYouMore

I met a landlord who will pay you to move at the end of the week and let you use his van. That's a really nice kind of eviction. I met a landlord who will take your door off. There are 101 ways to move a family out.

Matthew Desmond

FamilyDoorEndWeekYouNice

I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just trying to keep the characters consistent and making sure the show has a soul.

Matt Groening

SoulTryingNoseStickHereSure

Life in cyberspace is often conducted in primitive frontier conditions, but it is a life which, at its best, is more egalitarian than elitist and more decentralized than hierarchical. It serves individuals and communities, not mass audiences, and it is extraordinarily multi-faceted in the purposes to which it is put.

Mitch Kapor

LifeBestMoreFrontierThanMass

I don't set out to write something. I more just write, and later on, I discover what it's about.

Mitski

MoreWriteOutSomethingJustSet

We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.

Lois Frankel

WorkWomenMoneyMenLawChallenges

One wants one's work to be the world, but of course it's never the world. The work is in the world; it never contains the whole thing.

Jasper Johns

WorkWorldNeverWholeCourseWants

The pieces I've written for 'Outside' magazine are definitely my best work, and they're virtually all about the outdoors.

Jon Krakauer

WorkBestOutdoorsOutsidePieces

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

Derek Magyar

ActorDirectingApproachStandpoint

I want to keep my head in the game, my ego low.

Anthony Scaramucci

GameEgoWantHeadLowKeep

I've been acting since I was 7, and I always knew it was what I wanted to go into.

Autumn Reeser

ActingGoAlwaysBeenKnewWanted

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

Alice Walker

LoveHeartChildrenSoulWorldYou

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