Francis Bacon Quotes
It cannot be that axioms established by argumentation should avail for the discovery of new works, since the subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of argument. But axioms duly and orderly formed from particulars easily discover the way to new particulars, and thus render sciences active.
Quotes to Explore
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.
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We have to look after the health of the players. Quality suffers with too many games.
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I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.
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Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural features and the natural light.
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I really feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world.
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The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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The emotions have been seen as the center of woman's soul. For that reason, emotional formation will have to be centrally placed in woman's formation.
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One thing that has made us so successful is that we've never taken outside investment. That means we can concentrate on what our customers want - not what the stockholders or the VCs want.
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I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right!
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Tell a man that he is putting on a stage performance in order to get what he wants, and he will irritably reject your observation. Why? Because most people go through life as cunning actors with a permanent horror of getting found out.
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Nature, God, Buddha - someone has given me this health. I can break dance still; I can run; I can play basketball. In my mind, I can do anything. As long as I have that spirit, I'm going to keep doing it.
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Nature's God really descends from an ancient Greek tradition that was passed along to the early modern philosophers. And these were quite radical thinkers who were really challenging the ways of thinking of their time and the established religion.
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My generation, we really have to step up to the plate and vote. Tweeting is great - people say, 'Oh, I don't want this or that' - but at the end of the day, tweeting isn't a ballot. Just saying that you don't like someone on Twitter is not going to turn a state blue or red. You have to vote.
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These displaced people need something, and the clergy can’t give it to them-or it’s impossible for them to take what the clergy offers. The clergy says it’s enough, and so does the Bible. The people say it isn’t enough, and I suspect they’re right.
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It cannot be that axioms established by argumentation should avail for the discovery of new works, since the subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of argument. But axioms duly and orderly formed from particulars easily discover the way to new particulars, and thus render sciences active.
