Francis Bacon Quotes
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I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it.
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You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.
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I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.
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The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.
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When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
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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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It's time Hawaii answer doubters and produce documents proving that it is a state. What are they hiding? And why haven't we seen these documents?
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.
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I really like working with unique and unknown artists, as they usually bring something fresh to a song.
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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.
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A revenue-neutral carbon tax would benefit all Americans by eliminating the need for costly energy subsidies while promoting a level playing field for energy producers.
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As image and apprehension are in an organic unity, so, for a Christian, are human body and human soul.
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Here's a sigh to those who love me,And a smile to those who hate:And, whatever sky's above me,Here's a heart for every fate.
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So many people are on television that don't know me, and they're like experts on me.
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I've always found boxing to be an incredibly pure sport. The level of character of most fighters I find very high. And it's just the best workout you can get.
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I'm glad I chose more vulnerable work about what is love and what is freedom and those kinds of things. But there's something innate in me where I always come back to characters with an edge.
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Like her friend and admirer Clarice Lispector, Hilda Hilst was a passionate explorer of the sacred and the profane, the pure and the obscene, and shows, in this discomfiting, hypnotic work, just how rarely those categories are what they seem. The translation is excellent - what a rare relief.
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In the history of the world many souls have been, are, and will be, and with a little reflection this is marvelous and not depressing. Many jerks are made gloomy about it, for they think quantity buries them alive. That's just crazy. Numbers are very dangerous, but the main thing about them is that they humble your pride. And that's good.
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All of us sing, all are equal, all bring something different to the group.
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I learnt a lot about myself, I learnt a lot about other people and the problems they have. If I was lucky enough to live to a hundred, how I will feel about two per cent of my life being that way, I don't know.
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Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
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Praise is the reflection of virtue.
