Holiday films look to past Nov 29, 2008
You may know the above quote as the famous line from philosopher George Santayana. But it could also be almost a script note; Hollywood is falling all over itself to repeat the past, in the form of upcoming movies for the holiday season. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
We fail to learn from history Nov 25, 2008
There is a well-known quote from a less well-known philosopher -- George Santayana -- that those who don't remember history will repeat it. The failure of communism and socialism is not that far behind us. (Townhall.com)
McCain Economic Plan a Winner, Even If He Loses Oct 30, 2008
The philosopher George Santayana said that those who can't remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Entin puts a Washington twist on that line: ``Politicians who cannot remember the past condemn us all to repeat it. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Wit and Wisdom of the Ages Oct 19, 2008
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Even presidents can stumble Oct 13, 2008
George Santayana said that those who can t learn from history are doomed to repeat it, so future presidents should observe Lyndon Johnson s lesson: never lie. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara fabricated a story they knew would escalate conflict in Vietnam. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Fifty sins to get off your chest: the guilt trip with a happyending Oct 8, 2008
To paraphrase the philosopher George Santayana: those who don't learn from their sins are doomed to repeat them. Dan Goldberg is a writer and former national editor of The Australian Jewish News. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Pay for math and science teachers Sep 11, 2008
(quote by George Santayana). Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F, except on Tuesday when it's open until 9 p.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Surviving the revolution, easier than withstanding human use and abuse Aug 12, 2008
"Considering the results of this research on the long term ecology of the Inwood Park forest, the Natural Resources Group could avoid the problem observed by Spanish-born, American poet and philosopher George Santayana: 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it'," says Robert E. Loeb, professor of biology, Penn State Dubois campus. The researchers suggest that beside long term monitoring, regular monitoring to assess how the new shrubs, forest canopy and other plantings are... (EurekAlert!)
House GOP Taunts Speaker: 'We're Here, Where Are You?'... Aug 6, 2008
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it...." George Santayana. Vote 2008---Your Conscious. (The Drudge Report)
New act rotting liberty through injustice Jul 19, 2008
wrote on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 AM:" Stuart, you have made some great points. I believe you are one of the few Americans that understand the George Santayana quote "those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it". It seems that the World Trade Center has become the American version of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Moreover, the actions of our President, followed by the enthusiastic approval of our Congress, has made the September 11 attacks against this country one of the most successfully... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Niota residents learn from 1993 Jun 24, 2008
But a philosopher named George Santayana once said, He who does not remember the past is condemned to repeat it. Niota residents did well to remember history from 15 years ago. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Who Do You Want as Commander in Chief? Jun 24, 2008
In George Santayana words, Those who cannot learn from history are destined to repeat it. Adolf Hitler used overwhelming military strength attempting to break the will of free nations. (Townhall.com)
Levitating commodity prices May 23, 2008
George Santayana, the Spanish-born Harvard philosopher coined the oft-quoted (and more often misquoted) phrase: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. I have heard the faithful attributing this to Marx after all what is the point in faith otherwise. (India Times)
Required Reading Apr 9, 2008
After all, as George Santayana put it, Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it ... After all, as George Santayana put it, Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. (Townhall.com)
And it will happen to you Apr 5, 2008
George Santayana similarly remarked that when he read newspapers he formed perhaps a new opinion of the newspaper, but seldom a new opinion of the subject discussed. However, in this case I did have a rare sympathy for anyone whose job was to explicate such quicksilver work to others. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Letters for April 3, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
Finally, do a bit of digging and get the quotation right: George Santayana said Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it ... " I see you haven't been watching the news. No surprise. They are already organizing, expect to see this happen very soon. I'll get my "I told you so" in now. Apollo wrote on Apr 3, 2008 1:18 PM:Re: SDRaoul (1:10 p.m.) SDRaoul is still determined to get that elusive "A" in creative writing. There was no poison gas. There were no weapons of mass... (North County Times)
Lis on Law: Does No Child Left Behind Make the Grade? Mar 28, 2008
As the philosopher George Santayana said, Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We need to quickly determine what no child left behind is leaving behind. (Fox News)
Mailbag: History tells us Irish must wait Mar 21, 2008
George Santayana once wrote, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.". Let's assume he wasn't referring to college football national championships. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
A Conservative For All Seasons Mar 3, 2008
It was an America in which the conservative philosophy could scarcely be called a philosophy; it was more like a relic under glass, its skeletal remains rolled out now and then for an occasional autopsy by Walter Lippmann or a funeral mass under the direction of George Santayana ... It was an America in which the conservative philosophy could scarcely be called a philosophy; it was more like a relic under glass, its skeletal remains rolled out now and then for an occasional autopsy by Walter... (Townhall.com)
Let the learning continue Mar 1, 2008
It's another case of "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (George Santayana). By continuing to educate younger generations, we can help ensure two things: That the treachery of slavery (or other forms of oppression) never again invades the Land of the Free; and that children understand the importance of equal treatment for all races in this country. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Learning to fail from others' errors Feb 26, 2008
It is easy to haul out the old aphorism of philosopher and writer George Santayana ( Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it ), but it is not something we should have to do when the information needed to improve was already in hand. That is one main action managers are supposed to take to look for the best ideas and practices to adopt. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Western Civilization and Other Fairy Tales Feb 6, 2008
Indeed, someone once told me that those who cannot learn from history are condemned to hear George Santayana quoted to them for the rest of their lives ... Indeed, someone once told me that those who cannot learn from history are condemned to hear George Santayana quoted to them for the rest of their lives. (Townhall.com)
LENA MITCHELL: A trip into history keys the future Jan 22, 2008
Theres a saying by philosopher George Santayana: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. . (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Iranians 'Were a Heartbeat From Being Blown Up'... Jan 8, 2008
The Blotter: U.S.: Iranians 'Were a Heartbeat From Being Blown Up. TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. (The Drudge Report)
Opinion: Does beauty still belong in art? Dec 20, 2007
The philosopher George Santayana described beauty as "a living presence or an aching absence." In contemporary art, it's quite often an aching presence. As Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa pointed out, "Contemporary aesthetics has established the beauty of ugliness, reclaiming for art everything in human experience that artistic representation had previously rejected.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Grant will fund history programs Nov 16, 2007
George Santayana s phrase, coined more than 100 years ago, still resonates with today s history teachers. Local educators say they often struggle to get today s students to appreciate U.S. history and the role it plays in shaping current events. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Secondhand Smoke Exaggerations Challenged Nov 16, 2007
He finally threw down the gauntlet. For years, Boston University School of Public Health Professor Dr. Michael Siegel has been skeptically questioning a particularly ominous allegation regarding the dangers of secondhand smoke. (Huffington Post)
Byrd speaks against Iran amendment Oct 5, 2007
As the philosopher George Santayana once said, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Are we condemned to repeat the colossal blunder that is the Iraq war. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
GHS plays at Thoreau Sep 14, 2007
GRANTS - Poet and philosopher George Santayana once said Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. For the Grants High football Pirates, it is an axiom that has two meanings as they head to Thoreau seeking the first win of the season. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
In literary London, attempts at more perfect unions Sep 2, 2007
There is the lightly feminist novelist Elizabeth Von Arnim and her several-times-married husband John Russell, a maniacal bully of whom his friend George Santayana wrote that "like Henry the Eighth he desired to marry all of his lady loves; but that only made him wish later to cut all their heads off.". The best-written and most suggestive portrait of marital every-which-ways is that of Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf's painter sister. (Boston Globe)
`Masa Lalu' looks back to look forward Aug 28, 2007
Eko Nugroho used media such as cardboard, ink, canvas, fabric and thread, as well as plastic, in pieces that seem to echo the sentiments of philosopher George Santayana, who wrote that, "Those who cannot remember the past are destined to repeat it.". Eko looked at the research on Kotabaru Fortress: Between its Existence and Rejection in the Post-colonial Period by Farabi Fakih. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Islamic Spain: history's refrain Aug 22, 2007
Other times, as the philosopher George Santayana said, it warns of impending calamity for those who do not learn from it. For the past several years, I've been immersed in a history that does both. (Christian Science Monitor)
This Day in History Aug 10, 2007
George Santayana, Spanish-born philosopher (1863-1952). Untitled Document. (Montana Standard, MT)
Kickoff For A Marriage Can Be Delayed For College Football Jul 17, 2007
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Those words, written by philosopher George Santayana in 1905, probably weren't intended as advice on when to schedule wedding dates. Or more accurately, when not to. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Riverdale school accused of racism Jun 17, 2007
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We disavow Godat our own peril Jun 6, 2007
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BILL ROBERTS: Gibbons should learn from history Apr 18, 2007
George Santayana (1863-1952), the philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist, wrote in "Reason in Common Sense": "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.". More than a quarter-century ago, a noted politician had a mild political/legal hiccup. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Opinion)
Our readers speak Apr 17, 2007
Deja vu all over again only worse I think it was the philosopher George Santayana who came up with the often-quoted phrase about those who do not learn from the past being condemned to repeat the experience. I am convinced that the forces of entropy make the repeated experience harder to forget next time. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hell no, you won't go — Viet vet tells son Mar 27, 2007
Writer George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.". When will we ever learn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
America's pursuit of happiness picks up steam Mar 8, 2007
"Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment," proclaimed George Santayana in 1905. From there it was a smooth ride to such aphorists as Charles Schulz ("Happiness is a warm puppy"), Johnny Carson ("Happiness is a dry martini") and Johnny Cash ("Happiness is you"). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: The Art Of Aging Mar 3, 2007
All this is reminiscent of George Santayana, in his early 80s, reporting his doctor's request that he lose 15 pounds so that he might be perfectly healthy, Santayana said, just in time for death. Yet of course, even after taking the most scrupulous possible care, one can still be stabbed by one of the many hovering cancers, struck down with terrifying diseases of the nerves (Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's) or rendered nugatory by one or another form of dementia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
THE ART OF FLEXIBILITY: Local artist immerses herself in learning process Mar 2, 2007
Spanish-born philosopher George Santayana once said, The wisest mind has something yet to learn. Most folks dabble and dip into new things and the obstacles they encounter cause them to quit and move on, and it s true that local artist Alicia Cejka moves on about every five years she admits, but not before she immerses herself in the learning process. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Louis Menand on quotations Feb 12, 2007
It is tiresome to encounter, for the millionth time (J. Joyce), George Santayana s tiresome mot Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it (manifestly untrue any way you look at it). And it is annoying to reread Alfred North Whitehead s pompous bouleversements: There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths ; Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. (New Yorker)
Learn lest we lose Feb 3, 2007
George Santayana once wrote that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. A recent Sound Off caller made an alarming comment which suggests that Americans may be less doomed to repeat the past than the past may be doomed by Americans ignorance. (Washington Daily News, NC)
