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

About George Santayana

George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) was a Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.

More quotations from George Santayana

Music is essentially useless, as life is.

—George Santayana

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To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

—George Santayana

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Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.

—George Santayana

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Why shouldn't things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together.

—George Santayana

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Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.

—George Santayana

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More quotations tagged with “dreaming”

Don't you find it odd that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

—Ethan Hawke in The Hottest State

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Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

—Paul Tournier

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If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.

—Gaston Bachelard

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If you spend too much time dreaming, you’ll stop actually doing. And when you actually do stuff, there’s a good chance things will work out. We make things happen by attacking, not by sitting around dreaming.

—Miranda Kenneally in Catching Jordan

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