Francis Bacon Quotes
He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
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I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.
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Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
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Historically, the 19th century is defined by annexations and internal turmoil. For instance, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 gave more than half of Mexican territory to the United States.
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There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
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Business people across the world are seeing the possibility of Donald Trump being president, and this is a big thing that I believe is inspiring people to put money here in America instead of Germany or other places where we have lot of things going on.
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The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the male order.
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It's definitely the development that has changed the way Montenegro is seen in the eyes of the world.
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Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.
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Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.
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I grew up performing in theatre.
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One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you.
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Historically, philanthropy has been something that you do when you turn 65, and you are retired, and you have spent your life accumulating your financial resources, and now you finally have time to do it. But because of the Internet revolution, that in turn revolutionized economic growth and wealth generation.
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The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race.
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BB cream is my lifesaver! It's so light on my skin, plus it protects and gives me coverage at the same time. My favorites are from Maybelline and Smashbox.
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Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.
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Civil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies.
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After a while I started to think of that as an image of something that went a lot deeper than the dead dog, which is you can't bring back anything to life.
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I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more valuable.
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He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.
