Francis Bacon Quotes
In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues.Francis Bacon
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Actually, I had no idea what shooting hoops was or were. I thought dunking was something you did with a beignet and a cup of steaming coffee. I wasn't exactly sure what a Knick was.
Hamish Bowles -
I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -
There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.
Ed Rendell -
What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
Malorie Blackman -
The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
Warren Spector -
When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
Ted Allen
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Every idea has its time.
Vicente Fox -
Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
Ugo Betti -
I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
Paloma Faith -
And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.
Ed Bradley -
The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret – that's really distasteful to me.
Dan Farmer -
It wasn't until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean.
Samuel L. Jackson
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Even today I work with Niall O'Brien, who is far more technically astute than I am, but I still have the clearest idea of every detail I want in my photograph.
Sam Taylor-Johnson -
I'm still not used to the idea of being the youngest circumnavigator.
Laura Dekker -
Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
W. G. Sebald -
My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -
I've always been excited at the idea of performing a solo show.
Aaron Lazar -
The idea was always to be an actor.
Caitriona Balfe
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Good psychology should include all the methodological techniques, without having loyalty to one method, one idea, or one person.
Abraham Maslow -
Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues
Ted Dekker -
Exaggeration of every kind is as essential to journalism as it is to dramatic art, for the object of journalism is to make events go as far as possible.
Arthur Schopenhauer -
When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice.
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen -
Silly what's his name, the Shrek, whoever he was on the television this morning?
Paul Keating -
In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues.
Francis Bacon