Francis Bacon Quotes
Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.
Quotes to Explore
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what I was experiencing when I climbed and explored in Yosemite in the High Sierra.
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It's traditional for an heiress to be raised in a sheltered way. No one thinks that's true of me, but it actually was.
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'20 million other white rappers emerge, but no matter how many fish in the sea, it'll be so empty without me!'
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Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.
Charles B. Rangel -
I wish that all different types of people of all races and all upbringings were all equally represented in this industry that influences so many people.
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We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.
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Videos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
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Supermarket automatic doors open for me; therefore, I am.
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The role I see for my books is trying to think through the consequences of various things because a lot of the issues around technology and the nuances in it are not usually widely appreciated. That's how I view my writing as I sort of explore this terra incognita ahead of us in an effort to try to understand where we might be heading.
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I have a personality that tends to be somewhat compulsive, and I do tend to think in a circular way. I dwell on the same things over and over and I try to figure out different ways of looking at the same issue.
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Whenever I do a book, I'm usually guided by a question or something that I'm trying to tease out.
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Parents should leave books lying around marked 'forbidden' if they want their children to read.
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Anti-Semitism is not just a problem for Jews; it is a problem for all of our society.
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I enjoy them both [singing and acting] a great deal. I have a passion for both. Maybe acting just a little bit more because it's more of a challenge for me, while music comes so easily.
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Satan's gotta get along without me. Since I've broke the chain of sin I know for sure that he can't win.
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The whole idea of the prayers of the saints is that God's holiness, God's purpose, God's ways may be brought about irrespective of who comes or goes.
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Silence is the greatest persecution; never do the saints keep themselves silent.
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All that is good in our history is gathered in libraries. At this moment, Plato is down there at the library waiting for us. So is Aristotle. Spinoza is there and so is Kats. Shelly and Byron adn Sam Johnson are there waiting to tell us their magnificent stories. All you have to do is walk in the library door and the great company open their arms to you. They are so happy to see you that they come out with you into the street and to your home. And they do what hardly any friend will-- they are silent when you wish to think.
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My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in fact, rougher than I thought about.
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Libraries are as the shrine where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed.
