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.Francis Bacon
Quotes to Explore
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
Patricia Clarkson -
I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.
Ira Glass -
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
Salman Rushdie -
I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.
O. J. Simpson -
Orange blossom water would make a magical addition to your store cupboard.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
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.
Ilan Stavans
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There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
Olusegun Obasanjo -
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.
Harold Hamm -
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.
Victoria Woodhull -
It's definitely the development that has changed the way Montenegro is seen in the eyes of the world.
Igor Luksic -
Swiss chard is undervalued in Britain. It's a great substitute for spinach and keeps its shape well.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.
Tawakkol Karman
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I grew up performing in theatre.
Valorie Curry -
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.
Samuel Dash -
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.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen -
The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race.
P. J. O'Rourke -
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.
Bethany Mota -
They lie deadly that tell you have good faces.
William Shakespeare
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Vain vision! when the changing world each day Sees some such lordly pleasance pass away; When the mere stripling knows my symbols all Worn tokes, heaven hypothetical, Nature indifferent, and the dreams of men Figments of longing which we must condemn. Yet keep these plants, O Man! a kinder time May yet be moved by them to better rhyme, Or moved, like me, to place his pleasure low, On the firm Earth, whence Men and Blossoms grow.
Ruth Pitter -
I've always been aware of my sexuality, but I never quite knew what it meant.
Stephen Fry -
How many fools does it take to make up a public?
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas -
If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.
Wyclef Jean Fugees -
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.
Francis Bacon