Quote by Jose Saramago
I never appreciated positive heroes in literature. They are almost

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

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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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Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results. – Laura Miller

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Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back. – Martin Yan

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And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy. – Feist

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I like to write sad songs. Theyre much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people dont want to hear them as much. And radio definitely doesnt they want that positive, uptempo thing. – Alan Jackson

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It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I got amazing training both with Theatre Sports… back in Edmonton, Alberta – I cant give those people enough credit – and the daytime drama I did. Incredible training, both of them. – Nathan Fillion

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We dont believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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