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Quote by George Santayana
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least e

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. – George Santayana

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The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate they are green and vigorous in old age. – George Santayana

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The degree in which a poets imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity. – George Santayana

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Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it. – Aaron Carter

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I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world. – Lech Walesa

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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. – Manuel Puig

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I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program. – George McGovern

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Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate dont move. – Satchel Paige

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Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty. – Horatio Nelson

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Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein

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