Jose Saramago Quotes
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There is no must in art because art is free.
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I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.
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I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.
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I'd love to do a movie where I actually get to be kind of quirky and odd and dorky and all that stuff. My parents would like to see some movies where I'm not in peril. They'd appreciate it.
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People think being famous is so glamorous, but half the time you're in a strange hotel room living out of a suitcase.
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I am a very selfish person.
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I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.
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Americans are not saving enough for retirement.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov -
To read too many books is harmful.
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It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
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I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and start working, and something unpredictable comes out from a third element. The mind, the more active it is, the more productive it is.
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I never lie to my fans.
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Lot of guys can take punches. The idea is not to take unnecessary punishment.
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Your father's an asshole. It's not a disease. You don't have to catch it.
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We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children.
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I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief.
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He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.
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Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.
