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The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science. ↗

— Edward Sapir

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I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined. ↗

— Jose Saramago

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The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed as a consequence of the Revolution. But it was also a result of the counterrevolutionary coup of November 1975. ↗

— Jose Saramago

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Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I was worth as a writer. ↗

— Jose Saramago

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So I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

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I was never informed in advance about the start of the war or about foreign political developments. ↗

— Fritz Sauckel

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Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. ↗

— George Saunders

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I went to Alabama, so I'm still very devoted to Alabama football and the SEC. ↗

— Joe Scarborough

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Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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