English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Umberto Eco Quotes

Once upon a time there were mass media, and they were wicked, of course, and there was a guilty party. Then there were the virtuous voices that accused the criminals. And Art (ah, what luck!) offered alternatives, for those who were not prisoners to the mass media. Well, it's all over. We have to start again from the beginning, asking one another what's going on.

Umberto Eco

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Abraham Cahan quote: "What is wealth? A dream of fools."
What is wealth? A dream of fools. Abraham Cahan
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds for the scientific method, made man the measure of all things, and placed individual consent front and center on the political stage. James Q. Wilson
I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul. Conrad Veidt
We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible. Paul Farmer
Randall Terry quote: "He who frames the question wins the debate."
He who frames the question wins the debate. Randall Terry
Neil Gaiman quote: "Now me? said Mr. Vandemar."
Now me? said Mr. Vandemar. Neil Gaiman
Miguel Indurain quote: "I did try to win a sixth, but it was not to be."
I did try to win a sixth, but it was not to be. Miguel Indurain
Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly. Steve Yzerman
Guy de Maupassant quote: "It is the encounters with people that make life worth living."
It is the encounters with people that make life worth living. Guy de Maupassant
Ani DiFranco quote: "If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same."
If you like it, let it be, and if you don't please do the same. Ani DiFranco
In its broadest term, religion says that there is an unseen order, and that our supreme good lies in rightful relations to it. William James
Rachel Perry quote: "Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can..."
Women are more likely to have sex and fall in love, which can be tough because that's not the way men work. Rachel Perry
Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels--the biggest sin is to be blind to others' problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence. Azar Nafisi
Kenneth R. Miller quote: "We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth."
We don't regard any scientific theory as the absolute truth. Kenneth R. Miller
. . . these men and these women, standing before the mirror of their life, spit every day in the face of what they were with the sputum of what they are. Jose Saramago