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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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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Early in your career, you feel like there is a formula, a path you have to take. You have to do this movie because this person directed it and you have to be associated with these people. In some ways, I have thrown that out.
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My suitcase must absolutely contain my iPod.
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Typically, I spend a lot of time - mostly in the morning - kind of drifting, reading, walking down along the river, looking at photographs, or even driving around. Then, if I'm lucky, I get to work in the early afternoon, one way or another.
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If you're great, I want to work with you.
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I have a tendency to become very self-critical.
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When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
