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Quote by Jose Saramago
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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I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of cultural lamination that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. – 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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Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer. – Jose Saramago

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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. – Jane Austen

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The show doesnt drive home a lesson, but it can open up peoples minds enough for them to see how stupid every kind of prejudice can be. – Redd Foxx

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A heart makes a good home for the friend. – Yunus Emre

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I had to learn to dance for The Adjustment Bureau and it was nearly impossible. I turned up with my knees knocking in my leotard and went home and cried my eyes out. – Emily Blunt

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Johnny Rotten. Hes a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and hed stand up and holler. Hes funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Dont think hes a jerk because he isnt. – Don Van Vliet

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Preserve and treat food as you would your body, remembering that in time food will be your body. – B.W. Richardson

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