Top 59 Quotes by Jose Saramago

About Jose Saramago

These are some quotes by Portuguese author Jose Saramago Writer, who was born on November 16, 1922.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

Jose Saramago

Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.

Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.

Jose Saramago

I was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year.

I was a good pupil at primary school: in the second class I was writing with no spelling mistakes, and the third and fourth classes were done in a single year.

Jose Saramago

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it.

I do not just write, I write what I am. If there is a secret, perhaps that is it.

Jose Saramago

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.

Jose Saramago

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?

Jose Saramago

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

Jose Saramago

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

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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