Francis Bacon Quotes

It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

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I would love to be a role model.
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Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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If you're not careful as an actor, you can find yourself, at a certain point, a little bit bored.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.
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I don't write about Google except to insult the company.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.
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Some might consider me an unlikely advocate for gun rights because I sustained terrible injuries in a violent shooting. But I'm a patriot, and I believe the right to bear arms is a definitive part of our American heritage.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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Typically, if you buy a studio with a library, their library is pretty well licensed out many years in advance, so you are not really gaining access to the programming in that way.
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Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying.
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Few states, they have the international borders, state borders; in India, there is so much diversity in system. Unity in diversity is our system, so therefore, you cannot take for granted, whatever you do.
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Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.
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Time isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.
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We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the world.
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I'm trying to be truthful.
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I love that I can tell the truth and have people laugh at it.
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A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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It cannot be denied that outward accidents conduce much to fortune, favor, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue; but chiefly, the mold of a man's fortune is in his own hands.