Francis Bacon Quotes
Atheism leads a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation: all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue.
Francis Bacon
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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
Iain Glen
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Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.
Carli Lloyd
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Promotions can be seen in two ways - either you hate them, and they're a burden, and you are getting through with it, or you can enjoy them. I decided early on that I was going to enjoy them. I did 43 interviews in a day for 'Kahaani.'
Vidya Balan
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Writers shouldn't have lives that are interesting. It gets in the way of your work.
Salman Rushdie
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The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.
Harold Wilson
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
Karen O
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I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.
Dana Perino
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We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.
Sam Ewing
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
Jack Markell
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
Ted Cruz
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When you're in a place, the details you focus on are different than details you focus on when you're writing about it.
Tea Obreht
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I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of all being challenged by those that love me to write more.
Omari Hardwick
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I'm a character actress, plain and simple... Who can worry about a career? Have a life. Movie stars have careers - actors work, and then they don't work, and then they work again.
Frances McDormand
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I'm the kind of person who wants to present my most honest, authentic self to the world, so I hide backstage and rehearse honest and authentic lines until the curtain opens.
Donald Miller
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Money goes to money heaven, body goes to body hell.
David Bowie
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...Human thought has no limit. At its risk and peril, it analyzes and dissects its own fascination. We could almost say that, by a sort of splendid reaction, it fascinates nature; the mysterious world surrounding us returns what it receives; it is likely that contemplators are contemplated.
Victor Hugo
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Atheism leads a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation: all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue.
Francis Bacon
