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

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Beware how you take away hope from any human being. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel. – Roseanne Barr

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We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end. – William Hague

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People always ask me if Im going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come. – Tyra Banks

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Even in the presence of others he was completely alone. – Robert M. Pirsig

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Im a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that theyre interested in. – Bill Gates

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Weird people follow you in the streets, you cant sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. – Winona Ryder

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Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant. – Marilyn vos Savant

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