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George Santayana Quotes

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

People Think Know Say They Say Pay

When I am experiencing a complex story or novel, the broader planes, and also details, tend to fall away.

I Am Story Details Fall Complex Am

Coming from L.A. to D.C., I'm always impressed that in D.C., people are doing the things that the people in L.A. are pretending to do. Whenever I'm in D.C., I ask people what they do, and they say, 'I'm with the agency, or I'm with State.' In L.A., I ran into a guy who said, 'I'm working on an audition for a guy who happens to be with an agency.'

People Doing Said Say Ask They Say

There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.

Ideas Want Out Clearly Point Set

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.

Game Forgotten Begins Friendships

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

Funny Child Growing Up Quiet Growing

The truest statesmanship to which any feeble mortal can ever aspire is the sincere effort to apply the Savior's principles to human government.

Government Effort Principles Human

You might be the best Hamlet of your generation in the bathroom, but unfortunately, you have to come out and do it on stage, and it's best to do it to people who would fill the house.

Best People Generation You House

I have been fighting from a very young age. There is no fear there. It helped me cultivate the mindset of a fighter.

Fear Age Me Mindset Fighting Young

For some time, Scotland's greatest exports to England have included whisky and Scottish MPs. Or, in the case of Charles Kennedy, both. All these links, politically, economically, culturally, are part of my Union. Would Glasgow's brilliant Commonwealth Games or the Edinburgh Festival be any better for our being independent? I doubt it.

Time Better Doubt Independent Games

I get kinda self-conscious. I don't want to know about my eyebrows. I'm born with them.

Born Know Want Eyebrows Get About

I have a huge author crush on Stephen King. Have never met him. Would probably embarrass myself. But it would be worth it.

Myself King Worth Never Him Crush

I want my audiences to be as open-minded as my characters.

Want Open-Minded Characters Audiences

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