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George Santayana Quotes

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fossils Piety Oaths

If someone says, 'Democracy is a sham, those people don't speak for me... the system's rigged,' you say, 'Vote.' Someone says, 'I was making a statement by not voting,' and then you say, 'Well I can't hear it.'

People Me Democracy Speak Voting

I don't think I would have to run a campaign that's financed like General Motors.

Think Run Would Like General Motors

My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success.

Success Men Kiss Go More First

We moved around a lot when I was growing up. I was always the new kid in class, but I was good at making friends. With an upbringing like that, I was either going to become an actor or a politician. Thank God I became an actor! I'm not cut out for politics.

Good God Politics Growing Up Friends

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

Sophie Swetchine

Travel Serious Part Frivolous Lives

Some of us must wait for the best human gifts until we come to heavenly places. Our natural desire for musical utterance is perhaps a prophecy that in a perfect world we shall all know how to sing.

Best Wait World Perfect Desire Know

I became a cover girl and an editorial model, and then I became a runway model.

Janice Dickinson

Girl Runway Model Cover Editorial

I've found in my life that the parts that you're right for are the parts that you get. It's really usually quite easy because you're kind of right.

Life My Life Easy You Kind Right

I feel like I had to learn how to take care of myself and find out what made me happy aside from just making films.

Myself Happy Me Care Feel Learn

I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system.

William H. Gray

School Parents Believe Choose Choice

Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval.

Right Always Approval Deal Whenever

Personally, speaking as a historian and a storyteller, when it comes to inaccuracy in historical fictioneering, I follow the Shakespeare principle: I'm willing to overlook gobs of mistaken detail if the poetic valence is basically correct.

Detail Follow Historical Principle

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