Francis Bacon Quotes
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.
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Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.
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I love the folk-rock of the Seventies and the pop of the Eighties.
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It was just really odd to be in a room with Ian McKellen sharing cucumber sandwiches.
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I'm a capitalist. I believe that people take risk, and there are rewards if they do well; they should lose if they don't.
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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An actor can change himself to fit a part, whereas a personality has to change the part to fit himself. The personality has to say it his own way.
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People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.
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Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.
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People expect to see white guys, Sunday afternoon, on 'Face the Nation.' And people with a direct interest in politics do watch those shows. But not a lot of normal people watch those shows. But, 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' it's unbelievable how many people watch that.
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If you want something, work hard for it, go after it. I can't worry about all the 'no's, because I believe there's a yes, and I've been very fortunate to find those in my career and made the most of those opportunities.
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For makeup, I swear by a base of Embryolisse, Nars concealer, that Bobbie Brown foundation stick, Pat's highlighter, a brow fill-in with dark brown eyeshadow and angle brush, a groom with Anastasia brow gel, an eyelash curl, and two swipes of drugstore mascara.
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I never did steroids in my life. I know all the fighters; they are all on steroids.
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Someday, the capitalist system will disappear in the United States, because no social class system has been eternal. One day, class societies will disappear.
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But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful.
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Religious people... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless. Yet too often, they will not extend that spirit to our fellow creatures.
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One has to understand what the enemy is all about: the enemy's history, the enemy's culture, the enemy's aspirations. If you understand these well, you can perhaps move towards peace.
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I loved being governor. It was a blast. Eight years was enough. But it was certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life to be able to serve the people of Florida. I miss that from time to time.
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Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not.
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Boldness is ever blind; for it seeth not dangers and inconveniences.
