George Santayana Quotes

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.

Ideals are the world's masters.

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

The Republic is a dream. Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Feelings aren't forever. Time waits for no one, but progress waits for man to enact it.

If you're not creating, you're waiting.

If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.

Hope doesn't mean anything. ... Action's the only thing that counts.

Infuse your life with action.

Change isn't always bad; we should always be learning and improving. But the change I was seeing involved principles, not procedures.

Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.

Anyone who waits for someone else to make a change automatically becomes the follower.

Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty; but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind. And everyone here will ultimately be judged - will ultimately judge himself - on the effort he has contributed to building a new world society and the extent to which his ideals and goals have shaped that effort.

Do what you will, only do something.

A world without God cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. If we wait for someone else to take the risk, we risk that no one will ever act and that nothing will ever be accomplished.

Progress begins with the belief that what is necessary is possible.

No use in waiting, we can all work hard to bring about changes.

It is always easier to talk about change than to make it.

All growth depends upon activity.

America, now is not the time for small plans.

The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.

Dreaming is one of humanity’s greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.

Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.

It's time to come together. We all have the power to change, so what are we waiting for?

The world will not wait for us.