Jose Saramago Quotes
The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.
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My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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Any poet, if he is to survive beyond his 25th year, must alter; he must seek new literary influences; he will have different emotions to express.
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I am sure it does not hurt that Mitt Romney is my dad. I'm sure it's opened a lot of doors for me. But I think I've been pretty effective once I've gotten through the door at doing a pretty good job.
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My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
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Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.
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I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.
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There are no Hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or the value of a history together.
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I have had to make a decision I may not agree with, but I am required to follow the letter of the law. It is not my job to think what is best... My responsibility is to decide what the law says and to decide to the law.
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I am confounded by the failure of this rule to meet either the spirit or letter of the law, ... It is clearly delinquent in protecting all Americans equally from the hazards of mercury.
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I actually have no style whatsoever. I'm the worst. I have people I talk to, and I say, 'Please tell me how to dress because I don't know what I'm doing.' The biggest thing for me is my mom. I'm like, 'Mom, do I look good?' If she says yes, I'm good to go.
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The problem with most intimate relationships is that they are not romantic. They do not involve a deeper knowing, and thus there is diminished possibility of sacred, transformative sharing.
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The novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers.
