Francis Bacon Quotes
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
Quotes to Explore
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I can sing 'Happy Birthday' to you in twelve different places, but one of them is going to make you feel a certain thing, maybe it's a vulnerability, maybe an innocence, maybe another way is sexy and soulful or bluesy whatever it is, but with singers, exploring keys, I think, is important.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.
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Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.
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You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.
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I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents' house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I'd like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald's.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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'Power' is a funny thing. Maybe it's a show that draws people in because they are watching people do things they secretly wish they could do or know they could get away with.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.
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You cannot rely on other people's support.
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If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to 'Firefly', make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet.
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It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
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The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5.
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I don't read the papers; I stopped reading the papers. I read the papers only during periods of crisis, and I think papers are too long on a regular day and too short days when we have a crisis.
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False praise is worse than no praise.
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I really like structured coats and layered scarves, and I especially love cashmere sweaters.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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You're wrong if you think young people don't deserve the vote.
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You think you are too intelligent to believe in God. I am not like you.
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Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment; Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength.
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As a filmmaker, you just make the movie you want to make, and you sort of put your faith in the distributor to make sure the right people see it.
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The main threat to the future of Europe is not those who want to come here to live but our own political, economic, and intellectual elites bent on transforming Europe against the clear will of the European people.
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Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
