Francis Bacon Quotes
But we may go further, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends; without which the world is but a wilderness.
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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I think of New Yorkers as not taking the time to talk to someone they don't know.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
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Even before it opened its retail arm, Beigh was renowned among pashmina cognoscenti for the quality and complexity of the work produced in its workshop, a large, airy, sunlit rectangle of a room directly across from its second-floor shop.
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Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing.
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I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
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Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something happened to me that hurt me, I discovered that writing the truth is really therapeutic and amazing.
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I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas?
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I love what I do.
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I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache.
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They are feeding the world that will devour them and their children.
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We want full-scale normalisation of relations [with Japan].
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A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.
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But we may go further, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends; without which the world is but a wilderness.
