Francis Bacon Quotes
The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or the wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I'm an actor in between jobs right now, so I kind of live the life of a 7-year old.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is exactly. But I guess that something is me.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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When I first started out in music, I was so negative. I was knee-deep in the streets. Then my friends started going to jail. They said, 'Boy, you better start taking this seriously; you got a chance to do something with your life.' That's when I realised I had to focus. The music led to the acting.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.
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When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever.
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Robert Mapplethorpe asked me to write our story the day before he died. I had never written a book of nonfiction, and so it took me almost two decades to write that book.
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You abilities are too infant-like for doing much alone.
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I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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These men traveling down to the City in the morning, reading their newspapers or staring at advertisements above the opposite seats, they have no doubt of who they are. Inscribe on the placard in place of the advertisement for corn-plasters, Elliot's lines:
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The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or the wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.
