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I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in

I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. – Jose Saramago

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Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, youre saying you have a political conscience but you dont agree with any of the existing parties. – Jose Saramago

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Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would have to be rethought. – Jose Saramago

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I am traveling less in order to be able to write more. I select my travel destinations according to their degree of usefulness to my work. – Jose Saramago

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Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mothers home. – Shirin Ebadi

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And I came back and it was great, cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know. – Ringo Starr

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With the theatre, your whole day is geared towards the evenings show, and thats the job. People usually go to work about 9 and come home around 5, or maybe 7. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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Im a private person too, and we dont ever film anything in our home because its off limits. Its like letting people see your messy house. – Carrie Underwood

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