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I adore Britain! It's my favourite country; I love their eccentricity. I find Britain so inspiring. Stefano Gabbana
Love Country Find Favourite Eccentricity Adore Inspiring Britain
It is necessary to posit something which is necessary of itself, and has no cause of its necessity outside of itself but is the cause of necessity in other things. And all people call this thing God. Thomas Aquinas
God People Cause Other All People Something Outside Call Itself Which Thing Things Necessary Necessity
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. Thomas Aquinas
Men Sense Live Seem Rather Most According Than Reason
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. Thomas Aquinas
Good Law Care Made Community Him Common Common Good Ordinance Reason Who
Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice. Thomas Aquinas
Friendship Justice Science Better Moral Occupied Than Treating
The world is a living image of God. Tommaso Campanella
God World Living Image
I know what women want. They want to be beautiful. Valentino Garavani
Beautiful Women Know Want
Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing. Valentino Rossi
Time Difficult Once More Never Testing Begin Races Much
I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing. Valentino Rossi
Me Car Would Rush Given Adrenaline Stolen Same Racing
Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. Veronica Franco
Death Truth You Fight Women Speak Will Example First Cowardice Setting Would Would-Be Follow Able Be The First Until Prove Decide Them Realized Should Act Many Amongst Resides
To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked. Vittorio Alfieri
Crime Wicked Virtuous Distinguishes Felt Err Contrition Human To Err Is Human
Acting is not that far from mental disease: An actor works on splitting his character into others. It is like a kind of schizophrenia. Vittorio Gassman
Character Schizophrenia Others Kind Mental Splitting Like His Disease Far Acting Works Actor
Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid. Ugo Betti
Time Memories Distance Like Stones Acid Them
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
History Events Thought Looking Christopher India Finding He Columbus Tale Because Discovered Australia America Happened Cook Full Captain Imaginary
Beauty is boring because it is predictable. Umberto Eco
Beauty Boring Because Predictable
What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible. Umberto Eco
Culture Comprehensible Make Does Infinity Want
How does a person feel when looking at the sky? He thinks that he doesn't have enough tongues to describe what he sees. Nevertheless, people have never stopping describing the sky, simply listing what they see. Umberto Eco
People Sky Looking Enough See Sees Never He Simply Feel Nevertheless Does How Person Listing Stopping Describe Describing Thinks Tongues
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth. Umberto Eco
Truth World Made Own Believe Harmless Our Though Mad Attempt Had Come Terrible Underlying Whole Now Enigma Interpret
Translation is the art of failure. Umberto Eco
Art Failure Translation
The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it. Umberto Eco
Humor Perception Feeling Comic Opposite
Libraries can take the place of God. Umberto Eco
God Libraries Take Place
It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things. Umberto Eco
People Myth Easy Read Want Publishers Things
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner. Umberto Eco
Success Good Latin States Puritan Mythology He Countries Catholic Sinner Person Ethic Successful Successful Person Who United United States
Fashion is never in crisis because clothes are always necessary. Achille Maramotti
Fashion Clothes Crisis Never Because Always Necessary
I hate the beep beep of the car, when I put in motion and I have not fasten my seat belt. From how annoying this sound is to me every morning, I understand immediately how the day will be. Adriano Giannini
Day Morning Me Hate Car Will Every Immediately Put Annoying Understand How Sound Motion Seat Fasten Belt
My father is my father, and I am me. I have the advantage of this honest comparison, quiet, and the opportunity to share in his profession. Adriano Giannini
Me Opportunity Father Share Advantage Am His Quiet Profession Comparison Honest
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