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Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. ↗

— George Santayana

#experiment #fails #happiness #lamentable #life

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. ↗

— George Santayana

#happiness #knowledge #possible

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. ↗

— George Santayana

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My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests. ↗

— George Santayana

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In the U.S., they just want to know who you're sleeping with. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#know #sleeping #want #who #you

You guys ask really long questions. In the U.S., they just want to know who you're sleeping with. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#guys #just #know #long #questions

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

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Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. ↗

— George Saunders

#developing #earth #here #only #our

For me, the game would be to assume a very intelligent reader who can extrapolate a lot from a little. And that's become my definition of art; to get that pitch just right, where I can put a hint on page three, and the reader's ears go up a bit, as opposed to dropping it all on the first page. ↗

— George Saunders

#assume #become #bit #definition #dropping

There were a lot of areas we didn't cover that I'm hoping to cover if we do some specials. One is to see more of Patsy's home and her home life, which is just the saddest thing. ↗

— Jennifer Saunders

#cover #her #home #home life #hoping