George Santayana Quotes
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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Because we're in a small town and somewhat isolated from the fast lane of high tech, we've been able to grow and concentrate on our work instead of being distracted by the competition and getting caught up in the soap opera of Silicon Valley.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution.
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The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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The best part about the movie, and everybody seems to rave about it, is the boot camp part.
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I loved singing rock-and-roll, jazz, anything on radio, anything commercial. I was able to do anything, but I didn't know what direction to go in.
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I wrote a song several years ago while I was in college called 'Muscadine Wine.' I really didn't know if it had potential or not, if it was good or bad or what. I played it for my roommates - who I played ball with - one night, and I knew they would tell me the truth. They loved it, and that encouraged me.
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It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document.
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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.
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Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I've been learning more recently, colorful customs.
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The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.
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There's a beautiful thing about experience. There's a beautiful thing about veteran smarts, but there's also a beautiful thing about youth and the potential that creates down the road.
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A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true.
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Working on 'X Men,' I got to do a lot of flying and fighting, which was good fun.
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Working is a great distraction technique.
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Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray.
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I really respond to putting myself out of my own depth and finding my feet.
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The transformation from body identification to spirit identification is the purpose of our lives.
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We were film geeks. We devoured everything: really obscure art films, foreign films. We were the kind of guys that lived at the Cinematheque. But at the end of the day, your favorite movies are like everybody else's favorite movies. Because those are the movies that become a touch point where you can connect to other people.
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There is magic in Scotland. It's country with a lot of pride and bravery. I feel lucky to have been born into that.
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A country without a memory is a country of madmen.
