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George Santayana Quotes

Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Life Happiness Mad Existence Where

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Courage Yourself Others Share Keep

I've written the best work I know how. And I'm appreciative of the people who read it and care about the work - and that's pretty much the end of that.

Work Best People Care End Know

If you read the poets of the 19th century in Latin America, you would see that Havana or Mexico City or Buenos Aires are incredibly modern and global cities that they were not. And eventually they became real, and they became real because people read these books and tried to live in a better world.

Live People City World Better You

In every country I've gone to, if you smile at people, they are going to be happy. This is my attitude.

Smile Attitude Happy People Be Happy

I grew up wanting to entertain.

Up Wanting Entertain Grew

I wanted to get out of the pictures and stay home so that I could have children.

Home Children Pictures Out Stay Get

I have more respect for amateur wrestlers, especially collegiate ones, than anyone else. It's a gutsy sport with no real payoff except for knowing that you were better than someone else. It doesn't have big crowds, it doesn't have big money, but it is fun going one on one.

Respect Money Fun Better Someone

I met Michael Jordan on a golf course! I don't even know what to say. I'm still freaked out that I met him.

Golf Know Say Him Out Still

I love art. My sister is an artist and my mother is a painter, so it is very much in the family. I haven't ever wanted to be a fine artist myself - my sister robbed me of my artistic talent, I think.

Family Love Mother Art Myself Me

Americans will listen, but they do not care to read. War and Peace must wait for the leisure of retirement, which never really comes: meanwhile it helps to furnish the living room.

Anthony Burgess

Peace War Wait Care Retirement Will

The cause of the WPK is a sacred historic cause for fully realizing the independence of the masses of the people, the cause of the Juche revolution.

People Revolution Independence Sacred

I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

Juliette Binoche

Life Sad Thought Choose Tragedy

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