Francis Bacon Quotes
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
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I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President.
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Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.
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The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
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I'm not a good guitar player.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks.
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I think going from doing TV and straight plays to Shakespeare is weird enough because you have this heightened language, and you are telling a story through metric poetry. But I think music is that place beyond poetry.
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I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a little while.
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Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.
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I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the great musical traditions which I've spawned.
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In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the craft for granted and wanna just wake up and be an actor.
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Sometimes when you're praised about something, sometimes it's deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved. Same thing with criticism. Sometimes the criticism is deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved.
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But all that being said about modulation, if you're serving people delicious food, they won't complain.
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People take things so seriously.
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Now I have the bravery to do fine things.
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I deserve respect for the things I did not do.
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Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly.
