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George Saunders

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George Saunders Quotes

Total quotes: 4

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George Saunders

Birthname

AKA: George Sanders

Birthday: December 2, 1958

Nationality: Kingdom Of Great Britain, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland

Occupations: Painter

Total quotes: 4

“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.”

— George Saunders, The Big Thing About Little Things

Tagged: kindness, How To Live, Commencement Speeches

“…smile first, then speak.”

— George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone: Essays

Tagged: Speak, Speech, Communicating, talking

“It’s a big world, and I really like it.”

— George Saunders, The Brain-Dead Megaphone

Tagged: big world, World, world full of possibilities, vast world, likeness

“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality — your soul, if you will — is as bright and shining as any that has ever been. Bright as Shakespeare’s, bright as Gandhi’s, bright as Mother Teresa’s. Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”

— George Saunders, The Big Thing About Little Things

Tagged: kindness, How To Live, Commencement Speeches

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