Francis Bacon Quotes
The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were true he more readily believes.Francis Bacon
Quotes to Explore
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Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.
Patricia Highsmith -
I'm a homebody for sure. I do a lot of work at home.
Osric Chau -
Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Mahatma Gandhi -
The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
Beau Willimon -
I don't see my movies. I think it's healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I'm afraid to be disappointed.
Bernardo Bertolucci -
I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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I reject the notion of a post-truth area. I don't believe there is such a thing, and we shouldn't accept that.
Daniel Levitin -
I like to look at things that have been developed and re-developed over the course of time so I know the bugs are worked out of it. And in the business itself, I like to look at sales, by far. I want to see that there is a vetted track record of sales to show the price point has worked.
Daymond John -
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?
Khalil Gibran -
CGI is to me like watching a cartoon. It can be effective, if it's done well. A lot of times you don't feel any real risk. You're watching a bunch of computer-generated graphics.
Karen Allen -
The Defense Department must do a better job of providing the best possible care for service women who are victims of sexual assault.
Louise Slaughter -
Important things are inevitably cliche, but nobody wants to admit that.
Chuck Klosterman
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When it comes to sexuality, sensuality, self-representation, self-nurturance - America fails in those departments.
Shailene Woodley -
Active nonviolence is necessary for those who will offer civil disobedience but the will and proper training are enough for the people to co-operate with those who are chosen for civil disobedience.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.
Chilon of Sparta -
Every life is a piece of art, put together with all means available.
Bessel van der Kolk -
In every age the wisest have passed the identical judgment on life: it is worthless.
Friedrich Nietzsche -
Any one can heal who believes that he can, and who will take the time to put that belief in motion through the Law.
Ernest Holmes