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George Santayana Quotes

Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Innovation Fashion Reason Without

The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.

Music Stand Up Stand Back Up Neck

I'm drawn to ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, which is a big part of the human condition.

People Find Circumstances Human Big

I didn't have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didn't know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke.

Music Knowledge Depression Creative

I get to sit at home with the dogs on the sofa, record in a closet in the office, send them off and, if I'm lucky, make a million dollars.

Home Lucky Office Dogs Sit Sofa

Some people do stage and film. Some people are film actors, and some people are stage actors. I'm quite sure that any of the actors who did the original production of 'August' could have done the film of 'August.' I don't think any of them were particularly surprised when they didn't wind up doing the film.

People Wind Think Doing Done Stage

I think I'm more of an absurdist than a satirist. I think I'm more of a - humanist? I hate to say it!

People Cool World Start Think Doing

'Just looking at pictures' used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading.

Words Looking Reading Cheating Now

If you will give the matter a moment's thought, you'll see that memory is the highest faculty of the human mind.

Joseph Pulitzer

Moment Memory Mind Thought You Will

In many of the high schools in the South Bronx, more children will end up in prison than will go to college.

Children College Prison End Go Will

If you can market smut and toilet paper, you can market movies.

You Movies Toilet Paper Market

Grills are how to achieve a great flavor on meats and vegetables. They bring people together. The smell of them getting started is therapeutic.

Great Together People Vegetables

Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter.

Birthday People Feel Go Extra Mile

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