Francis Bacon Quotes
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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
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The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
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I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up on stage and did it without thinking.
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Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.
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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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I personally enjoy theatre, but preferably I do films so that I can reach up to maximum audience. If you want to give a serious message, it will reach out to maximum people through films. But through theatre, you can hardly reach out to about 3,000 audience at a time.
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People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
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It's not that I don't want a fast car. I like the speed. I'm just not the type of person who finds a sports car a sexy car.
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I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.
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In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
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I'm a little bit perverse, and I just hate doing the thing that's the most obvious.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom.
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It is possible that blondes also prefer gentlemen.
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I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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A lot of the time, I was unhappy as a kid, so I spent it, I guess, in a gray place.
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All dread those things they don't understand.
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Obviously, I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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I started my career as a swimsuit model. My first big break in America was 2007, 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue.
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In real life, I have mostly gone for nice guys. I definitely had a phase where I was like, "Oh, the bad guy is really cool." It's fun to be bad for a while, and then that ended really terribly - one piece of advice I'll give to people is your mom is always right.
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Always let losers have their words.
