Jose Saramago Quotes

A writer's definitive death is when no one reads his books anymore. That's the final death.

Jose Saramago

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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It is foolish for Republicans to continue opening the door to job-killing tax hikes while Democrats refuse to explain how they propose to reform mandatory spending - mostly entitlements - that makes up almost two-thirds of the federal budget.

John Fleming

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Self-preservation, nature's first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe.

Andrew Marvell

NatureGreatManLawFirstAwe

Back in 2005 and 2006, I argued as forcefully as I could, in letters to clients of my investment firm, 'Scion Capital', that the mortgage market would melt down in the second half of 2007, causing substantial damage to the economy.

Michael Burry

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I'm not a typical public school boy.

Josh Bowman

SchoolBoyPublic SchoolPublic

I'm right at a time when I'm strongly finding my identity inside of my work.

Josh Lucas

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Every man is an artist.

Joseph Beuys

ManArtistEvery ManEvery

For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.

Joko Widodo

LifePeopleMeDemocracyBetter

I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point?

Branford Marsalis

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When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky.

Brett Kavanaugh

ChildParentsPeopleSayLuckyAsk

I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I crack that problem, sometimes I don't.

Brad Pitt

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Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Geniuses sometimes end up very unhappy, without a penny.

Anthony Mann

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