Jose Saramago Quotes

Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying you have a political conscience but you don't agree with any of the existing parties.

Jose Saramago

Quotes to Explore

I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.

Madeleine Peyroux
- People
- Important
- Long
I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.

Patricia Marx
- Writing
- Alone
- Style
Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.

Victor Hugo
- Fall
- Woman
- Grace
The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.

Paracelsus
- Say
- Give
- Physician
I really don't believe in magic.

Joanne Rowling
- Believe
- Magic
- Really
If I want to tuck my son into bed and read him a story, but that means I have to take a red-eye to get to a concert - which I would never think of doing otherwise - that's just the way it is. Even if I can't hit the note that night, I got to tuck my child in!

Idina Menzel
- Night
- Son
- Child