Jose Saramago Quotes

People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich.

Jose Saramago

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: portuguese
  • Birth: November 16, 1922 - June 18, 2010

Topics

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Malicious lying is usually a matter of need, but often the cruelest things we say are the truth.

Jesse Ball

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I think when you watch the dailies, the film that you shoot every day, you're very excited by it and very optimistic about how it's going to work.

Joel Coen

WorkDayThinkYouEvery DayGoing

Everyone in the world should have a trench coat, and there should be a trench coat for everyone in the world. It does not matter your age; it doesn't matter your gender.

Angela Ahrendts

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This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.

Tom McCall

LifeMoreOregonThanHeActivist

I like geography. I like to know where places are.

Tom Felton

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It's so very important as to what a child watches on TV. I feel for every parent that knows this, and cares, because they only have control of the child's viewing to a certain point.

Ruth Buzzi

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One of the first things I tell people is, if you want to learn about investing, you want to open an account and make real investments because that's when it becomes real.

Mohnish Pabrai

PeopleLearnYouWantFirstReal

When you're a mid-list writer, it pays to write fast.

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

YouFastWriteWriterPays

I'm not being naive; I realise there's no such thing as a pure reading. But I'd rather keep myself as far out of it as I can.

Anne Michaels

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Brave men are brave from the very first.

Pierre Corneille

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As a dramatist, you have 200 choices at every fork in the road. But the audience will reject it if you make the wrong choice, if they feel you are trying to shape the character in a way that suits you. It rings false immediately. People can sense when you're being cynical or schematic.

Peter Morgan

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'Toy Story' really felt like just a bunch of guys working in their garage for fun. When it came out and people liked it, it was mind-blowing.

Pete Docter

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