Francis Bacon Quotes
I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.Francis Bacon
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I have never Twittered or Tweeted or even Chirped.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be kind of sad.
Adam Driver -
For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
Zoe Lister-Jones -
Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
Yair Lapid -
It is true that women in Paris never put on make-up. It shocked me when I first got there – then I realised how much I liked it.
Olga Kurylenko -
I am the best. There is nobody better than me.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Each week I try to have three lunches with my children, one working lunch, and one lunch with mates.
Xavier Niel -
So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.
Naoto Kan -
The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
Carles Puigdemont -
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world.
Elie Wiesel -
I was aware that the loosening of mortgage credit terms for subprime borrowers increased financial risk. But I believed then, as now, that the benefits of broadened home ownership are worth the risk.
Alan Greenspan -
Not until we take God seriously will we ever take sin seriously.
R. C. Sproul
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I'm not the sort of fellow who does the same thing all the time. I began using a lot of science fiction apparatus. I came out with the atom bomb two years before it was actually used because I read in the paper that a fellow named Nicola Tesla was working on the atom bomb.
Jack Kirby -
I'm definitely working class, and I still believe in those values. I know that losing everything would not be an unfamiliar feeling. Meaning, if you don't have it anymore, you didn't have it to begin with.
John Travolta -
When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message.
Oswald Chambers -
I know to argue against our online lives seems like the argument of the grumpy, old Luddite novelist, but I really always try to make the argument from the perspective of personal pleasure.
Zadie Smith -
Happiness, to some, is elation; to others it is mere stagnation.
Amy Lowell -
Sleep helps you win at life.
Amy Poehler
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Rick Tocchet is what I call a warrior. He really brings a lot to a team because he really believes in team play. He's tough on himself and he's tough on the team. As a coach, if you had even one guy like him on your team, you'd have a heckuva chance to do your job well.
Scotty Bowman -
You have to be holy in your position as you are, and I have to be holy in the position that God has put me. So it is nothing extraordinary to be holy. Holiness is not the luxury of the few. Holiness is a simple duty for you and for me. We have been created for that.
Mother Teresa -
It's everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance.
Brad Montague -
Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.
Norman Douglas -
I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.
Bob Feller -
I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto.
Francis Bacon