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.
Interpretation
Success should not change who you are at your core.
This quote by Jose Saramago reflects the idea that external recognition and achievements, such as winning a Nobel Prize, should not alter one’s fundamental identity or relationships. It emphasizes the importance of staying true to oneself and maintaining consistency in behavior, friendships, and values regardless of newfound fame or success.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a university, one could use this quote to encourage students to stay true to themselves as they pursue their careers.
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, do, I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, 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 doesn't exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits.
...you have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves, Unless we escape from ourselves you mean, No, that's not the same thing.
Whether we like it or not, the one justification for the existence of all religions is death, they need death as much as we need bread to eat.
With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of our blood and the salt of our tears.
En ningún momento de la historia, en ningún lugar del planeta, las religiones han servido para que los seres humanos se acerquen unos a los otros. Por el contrario, sólo han servido para separar, para quemar, para torturar. No creo en dios, no lo necesito y además soy buena persona.
Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.
Most investors want to do today what they should have done yesterday.
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement.
Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
I have wrestled in almost every tournament in the world. I've won the Olympics, NCAAs, and World Championships, but none of those can truly compare to the feeling I felt when I won my first and only state championship my senior year of high school.
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