Jose Saramago Quotes
When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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I'm a hybrid, and I kind of like that. Raised by African parents, growing up I lived between Burkina Faso and Stains, a suburb just outside of Paris. In Stains, I had all the cultures in the world on my doorstep, and that opens up your mind.
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We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it's really up to you.
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When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away.
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The United Nations Children's Fund reports that more than 18 million children worldwide have lost both parents to the ravages of AIDS, starvation, war or natural disasters.
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The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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Honestly, I think most directors are about, 'Let's do the most fun and effective thing here and figure out how afterwards.'
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Subsidiarity is the principle that government works best - most responsibly and responsively - when it is closest to the people it serves and the needs it addresses. Fiscal accountability is the principle that institutions collecting and disbursing taxes work most responsibly when they are transparent to those providing the money.
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The market doesn't work very well when it comes to public goods.
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I love... Eskimo Joe's. I have tons of Eskimo Joe's clothes and cups in my house, 'cause I love Eskimo Joe's.
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When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
