George Santayana Quotes

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

George Santayana

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Lazy doesn't exist. Lazy is a symptom of something else. The person who can't get up off their butt is just a person who's depressed. It's usually a pervasive lack of self-worth, or a feeling of helplessness.

Jillian Michaels

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The Greek debt issue, for example, is such a threat because if that country ever defaulted, it might cause some bank that's 'too big to fail' to actually fail.

Jerry A. Webman

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I've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors.

Jeff Perry

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I've always been a 'write first' artist: the drawings are always in service of the writing.

Jeffrey Brown

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A country cannot develop without a strong identity.

Rithy Panh

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We women have a great function to perform. The world needs us.

Ruby Dee

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I feel empowered the fact that I can look the way that I do on stage and in photos - I can look that way any time I want. And I feel like it's important message to other women that they can do it, too.

Dita Von Teese

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There is nothing like becoming a mom to fill you with fear.

Arianna Huffington

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It is almost possible to predict one or two days in advance, within a rather broad range of probability, what the weather is going to be; it is even thought that it will not be impossible to publish daily forecasts, which would be very useful to soci.

Antoine Lavoisier

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For me, when I think of curiosity on television, a lot of times my childhood was shaped by shows on PBS that encouraged and embraced curiosity.

Wyatt Cenac

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He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

William Shakespeare

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It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.

Thomas Huxley

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