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If somebody writes a book and ...

If somebody writes a book and doesn't care for the survival of that book, he's an imbecile.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

It comes down to a question of...

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

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

It is psychologically very har...

It is psychologically very hard to go through life without the justification, and the hope, provided by religion.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

Libraries can take the place o...

Libraries can take the place of God.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

My father was an accountant an...

My father was an accountant and his father was a typographer.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

Nothing gives a fearful man mo...

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

One can be a great poet and be...

One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

Our most noted satirists are t...

Our most noted satirists are true columnists, and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented expose.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The author may not interpret. ...

The author may not interpret. But he must tell why and how he wrote his book.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The comic is the perception of...

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The French, the Italians, the ...

The French, the Italians, the Germans, the Spanish and the English have spent centuries killing each other.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The function of memory is not ...

The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The mobile phone... is a tool ...

The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The question of manuscript cha...

The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

The United States needed a civ...

The United States needed a civil war to unite properly.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

There are more people than you...

There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

To read a paper book is anothe...

To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

When the poet is in love, he i...

When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that he was in love.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

With all of its defects, the g...

With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the U.S.A. and China.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

From lies to forgeries the ste...

From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.

Umberto Eco 390 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....