George Santayana Quotes

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ManSelfishOvercomeOwnSenseOnce

Why pour shampoo into a rabbit's eyes to see how much shampoo you can put in an adult's eyes before they go blind? I'll put them in my hair, in my eyes before I would give them to anyone else.

John Paul DeJoria

EyesHairBlindYouGoWhy

There's a lot of the Midwest and the West in Justice Rehnquist's approach to constitutional law. And by that I mean a recognition that people know pretty well how to govern themselves, that government that is closest to the people is apt to be more responsive to their legitimate concerns and needs.

John Roberts

JusticeGovernmentPeopleLawKnow

There's nothing more ironic or contradictory than life itself.

Robert De Niro

LifeNothingMoreIronicThan

TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.

Tom Brokaw

GoodBusinessContractFickleOnly

Patriarchy appears to be everywhere. Even outer space and the future have been colonized. As a rule, even the more imaginative science-fiction writers (allegedly the most foretelling futurists) cannot/will not create a space and time in which women get far beyond the role of space stewardess.

Mary Daly

WomenFutureTimeSpaceCreateMore

I don't feel as though I am under any pressure to return to Australia, given I won the PGA Championship, and I am just hoping everyone back home will understand my situation. I just want to make sure I am there for Ellie and that she has my support when she has our second child.

Jason Day

HomeI AmSupportChildPressure

If I had it all to do over again, I would do most all things differently. However, how would I know that if, I had not had the opportunity to do them the first time.

Janice Markowitz

OpportunityTimeKnowFirst Time

Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

WayThroughOnlyFoundManyForm

In Bollywood, on an average, movies are made in six months or a year, but Puri completed 'Loafer' in two months.

Disha Patani

YearMoviesTwoAverageSixMade

I always wanted to live in a haunted house.

Dick Cavett

LiveHouseAlwaysWantedHaunted

The economic recession in America wasn't caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on the same flawed policies that led to the loss of 3.6 million jobs in the final months of 2008 and gravely affected middle class families across America.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

LuckAmericaLossBadDownClass

Whether you go to Turkey or Mexico, China or Australia, find time to involve yourself with the people you're dealing with.

Brigitte Nielsen

TimeYourselfPeopleYouFindGo

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