#ions

A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities. ↗

— Edward Sapir

#argument #common #constructed #creation #demands

The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#attitude #characteristic #form #insolent #others

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 of the people. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#democratically #difficult #elections #incapable #part

I am a person with leftist convictions, and always have been. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#am #been #convictions #i #i am

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. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#according #am #degree #destinations #i

The U.S. needs to control the Middle East, the gateway to Asia. It already has military installations in Uzbekistan. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#asia #control #east #gateway #installations

The world is governed by institutions that are not democratic - the World Bank, the IMF, the WTO. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#democratic #governed #imf #institutions #world

We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we can coordinate them into an international movement, capitalism just laughs at all these little organisations. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#coordinate #different #different world #international #into

I'm tired of being labelled anti-American because I ask questions. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#ask #because #being #i #labelled

You guys ask really long questions. In the U.S., they just want to know who you're sleeping with. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#guys #just #know #long #questions