When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.
Interpretation
Consistency in work fosters progress and creativity.
This quote by José Saramago emphasizes the importance of dedication and daily practice in the creative process, particularly when engaging in continuous work like writing a novel. By committing to writing every day, the author believes that one can achieve greater focus, flow, and ultimately, a completed work.
In practice
In a motivational speech about productivity, one might say, 'José Saramago once shared, 'When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day' to emphasize the necessity of daily effort.
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.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
I'm different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I'm thinking about what I'm going to do tomorrow. It's as if my journey is everlasting, and there is no finish line.
When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'
I'm a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well!
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