Quote by George Santayana
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. -

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. – George Santayana

Other quotes by George Santayana

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. – George Santayana

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positive
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Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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Women
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Art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead. – W. H. Auden

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I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists. – Robert Indiana

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Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. – Martin Luther

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Art

In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character there was nothing particularly new about this – death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. – Terry Pratchett

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As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. – Andrew Carnegie

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One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life. – Julius Erving

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Try not. Do or do not. There is no try. – Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back

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My work requires acting at its most committed – it demands actors of enormous resilience, but also intelligence and wit. It doesnt work for narcissistic or selfish actors. – Mike Leigh

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