Francis Bacon Quotes
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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In my 20s, I wanted to be hot; now I want to be healthy.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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I want to go down in history.
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If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.
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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
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I got very addicted to performing. I just want to do that more.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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The best thing about being immensely wealthy is not having to be in any particular place at any particular time doing a particular task you don't want to do.
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I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.
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I've always wanted to be an actor, but I didn't know how to become one.
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I'm not a Luddite at all. I love all this stuff. I look at all the gadgets that come out and I think, 'Oh, this fix works for me. But the rest don't.' I'm not genuflecting in front of the God of Newness.
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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
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I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange place meeting people.
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Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
