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People Quotes by Jose Saramago
- People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a…
- Some people spend their entire lives reading but never get beyond reading the words on the page, they don't understand that the words are merely…
- Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is…
- It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will…
- I think we are blind. Blind people who can see, but do not see.
- I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing…
- The minds of human beings are not always entirely at one with the world in which they live, some people have trouble adjusting to reality,…
- One cannot be too careful with words, they change their minds just as people do.
- Why did we become blind, I don't know, perhaps one day we'll find out, Do you want me to tell you what I think, Yes,…
- ...sleep is a skilled magician, it changes the proportions of things, the distances between them, it separates people and they're lying next to each other,…
- You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it time, it's time that rules, time is our gambling partner…
- The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle