Jose Saramago Quotes

I never appreciated 'positive heroes' in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies, until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, uncertainty, not just because it provides a more 'productive' literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are.

Jose Saramago

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PositiveUncertaintyLiteratureDoubt

I am very proud of my public record and the many accomplishments of my office. It has been a tremendous honor to represent the 6th District of Texas for over three decades, but now it is time to step aside and let there be a new voice.

Joe Barton

TimeI AmStepProudVoiceTexas

I'm a white girl and not a white girl, identified by other people as black and not black for as long as I can remember - which, in mixed-people speak, means biracial.

Jenna Wortham

GirlPeopleSpeakBlackRemember

I'm definitely open to change, but at the same time I am quite stubborn.

Andy Murray

ChangeTimeI AmStubbornSameOpen

I think, when you become a politician, if you talk about religion too much, you're pandering or something.

Amy Chozick

ReligionThinkYouToo MuchBecome

I grew up at Real Madrid and played there a long time.

Alvaro Morata

TimeLongLong TimeRealUpMadrid

For me, I guess the general reason for using social media is that the connection I have with people who are interested in my music is extremely important to me. That connection is like the pillar in everything I do. I want to embrace that connection and make it stronger.

Steve Aoki

MusicSocial MediaPeopleMeMedia

Anytime anybody impersonates you, it's a great compliment.

Robert Wagner

GreatYouComplimentAnybodyAnytime

Whether you know who Denzel Washington is or you don't, when he walks into the room, you're going to pay attention, because he's just such a powerful man.

Mila Kunis

ManAttentionYouPowerfulKnowPay

I use self-tanners at least once a week, and I get darker than I do then when I am in the sun.

Josie Bissett

I AmSunWeekGetThanOnce

The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism.

Chris Chocola

IntelligenceLawLaw EnforcementWall

I separate the world of startup communities into two constituencies - leaders and feeders. The leaders are entrepreneurs and the feeders everyone else.

Brad Feld

WorldTwoEveryoneLeadersSeparate

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

Bob Hawke

GovernmentStupidManagementThinking

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jose Saramago