“There are times when it is best to be content with what one has, so as not to lose everything.” Quote by Jose Saramago
“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.” EnoughWholeMomentsPoliticalEffectsDemocraticHymnsPolitical Power Author:Jose Saramago
“I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.” KindI CanPoliticalSocialImagineInvolvementSocial ServicePolitical Involvement Author:Jose Saramago
“Abstention means you stayed at home or went to the beach. By casting a blank vote, you're saying that you understand your responsibility, you have a political conscience and you came to vote, but you don't agree with any of the existing parties and this is the only way you have of saying so.” MeanHomePoliticalPartyConscienceVoteAgreeBeachBlankCastingAbstention Author:Jose Saramago
“The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others.” FormAttitudeAliensCharacteristicsInsolentHaughtiness Author:Jose Saramago
“What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?” WorldHumansKindDoeHuman BeingsMachinesKillingMarsColonizing Mars Author:Jose Saramago
“Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life.” FactsPleasureOur LivesFascinationFacts Of LifeMorbid Author:Jose Saramago
“I am a better novelist than a poet, playwright, or essayist.” PoetNovelistsPoeticPlaywrightEssayists Author:Jose Saramago
“I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends.” PersonsHabitPrizeReceivingNobelNobel PrizeRegularityGmos Author:Jose Saramago
“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.” WritingAbleOrderTravelDegreesDestinationFunny TravelSelectUsefulness Author:Jose Saramago