George Santayana Quotes

Sanity is madness put to good use.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into the present-day world. I came up with libriomancy as a way to make that happen.

Jim C. Hines

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We deserved it. I mean, if you get a pummeling, you deserved it. But isn't it wonderful to remember a time that America was once so innocent that all we had to worry about was the next 'Batman' movie?

Joel Schumacher

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Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.

Jennifer Hudson

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Typically, actors overplay jargon or toss it away in an extravagant display of casualness. Real people hit the important parts hard.

John Cho

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Dream a big dream, a bold dream. Don't play conservatively between the 40 yard lines. Don't just play it safe.

Robert Kraft

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Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.

Matthew Lesko

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I'm one of those guys that spins through the clicker when I'm watching TV. When one of my movies comes on, I'll watch a scene or two.

Jeff Bridges

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Any time you sign a big contract, you get in those later years, the expectations are high to play at a high level.

Johnathan Joseph

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People like Brel were sensitive and vulnerable; on stage, they dared to take risks.

Stromae

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Being a star is an agent's dream, not an actor's.

Robert Duvall

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There are a lot of perks when you're an actor. Free food at work was my second favorite in the beginning, but my first was the weird stuff. Like seeing celebrities in no makeup and finding out what they ate.

Judy Greer

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I married a wonderful doctor, and I was very happy - period.

Claudette Colbert

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