Francis Bacon Quotes
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Politics is largely a matter of heart.
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By and large my relations with the US were good.
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Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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You wouldn't know it, but I'm no good at recognising people; I have face blindness.
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I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals.
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Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world.
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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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I can think of films that I'm producing right now that are extremely hard-hitting, graphic films, that nobody necessarily wants to see, graphic in terms of violence, of adult content and racial and historical subject matter.
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A painting should be tough; it should have muscle, but I have to find some tenderness in it, too. There has to be that dynamic.
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When the Lord of the Wedding Rings held his no-questions-asked press conference, he said he was sorely 'troubled.' At last, I thought, an admission. But no, he wasn't talking about his mental condition.
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An ignorant doctor is the aide-de-camp of death.
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There's times where you think, 'Gosh, what if nobody ever wants to hear what I have to say?'
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Necessity creates everything in my life.
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Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch my grandfather deteriorate. We must find a cure for this horrible disease.
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Being an actor, I've thought about being in the male gaze.
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In a city where you walk around, it's impossible to plan your day and your life as accidents will happen, you'll overhear things, bump into people, and take unexpected turns.
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A lot of my friends - I am the only white person in their circle. Being able to hear other perspectives besides the white conservative approach has really given me a perspective that I want to share and challenge people to think about.
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I always look on the bright side of everything. If you keep aiming for some goal, you usually get there if you don't give up.
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It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.
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The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I've got a big stick.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick.
