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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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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I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my allergies, which it did, and help me lose weight, which it did.
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I worked hard to get where I am. And I started with nothing.
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My job now is to work hard and learn all I can.
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When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.
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If you have a sick or lonely person at home, be there. Maybe just to hold a hand, maybe just to give a smile, that is the greatest, the most beautiful work.
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If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are to love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. That's it.
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When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
