Francis Bacon Quotes
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods.
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I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw a baseball into the stands once in a while.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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If I had been straight, I would have been an entirely different person. I would never have turned toward writing with a burning desire to confess, to understand, to justify myself in the eyes of others... I wouldn't have been impelled to live in New York and choose the hard poverty of bohemia over the soft comfort of the business world.
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Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
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I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.
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Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom.
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Jon Hamm is such an amazing co-star. He used to set the tune of the scenes so easily, and in his free time, he didn't mind giving us cues. We picked up a lot from him.
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Comic-Con has become more of a pop cultural festival, and to not be included feels like you're missing the biggest celebration of the year.
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It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual.
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Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity.
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I was raised to think that rock was music for ignorant people who didn't think for themselves.
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Few people know how to be old.
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Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
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I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
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Agreeable as it is to know where one is proceeding, it is far more important to know where one has arrived.
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If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.
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I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
