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George Santayana Quotes

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: spanish
Birth: December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952

Topics

Art World Dreamer Artist Dream

When I first started writing comics, in the way-back days, Typhoid Mary was my explosive response to women characters in comics - I made her an innocent virginal type, a clever, dark, liberated woman, and as Bloody Mary, a feminist bent of punishing men - all in one character. She was an instinctual rather than a calculated creation.

Women Character Men Woman Writing

I leave everyone to have their own opinions of my music and my influence - or not - on others.

Jean-Michel Jarre

Music Influence Opinions Others Own

I'm not really a director for hire. You read these scripts and go, 'This is a really great script, but Paul Greengrass would make this so much better than me.' I usually say, 'I know who would be good for this. It's not me.'

Good Great Me Better You Know

I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt.

Solange Knowles

Cool Aunt Rather Than Authoritative

I'm very simple, I'm edgy. Put together but, honestly, I love guys' clothing. I will go crazy in the guys' section with the hoodies.

Love Together Simple Crazy Go Edgy

It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home.

Home Back Find Satisfaction Need

When my younger son was 13 years old, he asked me to read 'Swallows and Amazons' to him while he made models. He liked it so much that I ended up reading all thirteen of Ransome's books, including the ones that I missed out on. This led my son to 'Treasure Island,' 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Coral Island.'

Michelle Magorian

Son Me Reading Treasure Missed Out

New Zealand was one of the most beautiful countries to drive through for the scenery and the vast scale of the place.

Beautiful Drive Scenery Place New

Designing and developing anything of consequence is incredibly challenging.

Anything Designing Developing

The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it - oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.

Peace People Attention You Look Say

I have a wish. It as a fear as well - that in my end will be my beginning.

Fear Beginning End Wish Will Well

President Clinton signed a $10 million deal to write a book by 2003. Isn't that amazing? Yes, and get this, not only that, President Bush signed a $10 million deal to read a book by 2003.

Amazing Book President Write Yes

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