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

Other quotes by Jose Saramago

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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Home
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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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Theres no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say Dont you think it would look nicer…, that directors going to hate your guts. Particularly if its a good idea. – Peter Mullan

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We are a consumer company and our success is directly linked to our users trusting us. Therefore we have the same incentive as the user: they want to see relevant advertising so their experience of Google is positive and we want to deliver it. – Susan Wojcicki

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And Im a pretty positive person – I dont put a lot of energy into worrying, and Im not a person who lives in a great deal of fear. – Rachel Hunter

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Its nice to help remember somebody who really made a very positive difference in the world. – Mary Hart

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Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to meet you in peace and friendship. – Black Kettle

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Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason. – Zac Efron

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With the other fellow actors who have gone astray, I think its sad that society wants to label the business as doing this to people. Its really not true. – Tina Yothers

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What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it. – Hugh Blair

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