Francis Bacon Quotes
The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays.
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I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.
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I'm not a drummer anymore, on my gravestone, if there is one, if anyone writes anything about me besides hopefully being a dad, it would be that I sang in my band when I was in my 20s. So I was like, 'Yeah, I should probably focus on this a little more,' so I just practiced a lot. (When asked about his singing.)
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The beautiful thing about this country is that I can be a Christian and feel free to do so. Or somebody cannot be a Christian and do whatever that entails. Or somebody can be a Christian and still be gay, and I support it.
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By increasing productivity and becoming more competitive, we will be able to offer better opportunities and improve the standard of living for all Mexicans.
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The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith.
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I just want to tell stories that are meaningful and have inspiration to them; people can watch it and take away something, or maybe they'll just think about themselves differently or think about the world differently. I just want to create characters that live on.
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I believe that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. I believe it's clear that he had every intention to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction. I can only imagine what Saddam Hussein would be doing with the wealth he would acquire with oil at $110 and $120 a barrel.
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I think it's cyclical. Zombies have been around for ages, and vampires have run their course; we've had so many vampire movies.
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Forget acting. It's all about rock 'n' roll.
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One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty.
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I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.
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It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.
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Obedience to the law of bread labour will bring about a silent revolution in the structure of society.
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Our job as writers is to listen, to come home to the four corners of the earth.
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I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work.
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I turned my face to the sky and laughed because the things you enjoy can’t hurt you.
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Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.
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Thank God that at this hour I am dangerous to the war profiteers of this country who rob the people on the one hand, and rob and debase the government on the other; and then with their pockets and wallets stuffed with the filthy, bloodstained profits of war, wrap the sacred folds of the Stars and Stripes about them and [about] their blatant hypocrisy to the world.
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The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays.
