Francis Bacon Quotes
I should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity and chance.Francis Bacon
Quotes to Explore
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
Ralph Merkle -
The truth about people at every economic level of life is you get those who are kind and who are not, those who are greedy, whether they be rich or poor. That's a common thread through humanity on any street you go to.
Gavid Hood -
I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
R. Kelly -
Television is democracy at its ugliest.
Paddy Chayefsky -
I watch a lot of television. I always have.
Aaron Tveit -
The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
Nancy Allen
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
J. Michael Straczynski -
Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
Viktor E. Frankl -
My personal philosophy is that people should be extremely selfish for the first half of their life and extremely unselfish for the second half because then they can do the most good.
Walter O'Brien -
And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
Oliver North -
Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
Hailey Gates -
When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
Ma Jian
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
Gabriel Basso -
If you aren't born here, to be a real New Yorker, you have to bring your talent, be a successful mentor, and support the New Yorkers who made the city by giving back.
Daniel Boulud -
The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
Abraham Verghese -
Some people don't understand that I - as an artist and a person - I want to make my own decisions and create the music that I personally like.
Yandel Wisin & Yandel -
I'm just not very funny.
Ira Glass -
I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
Sam Bradford
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If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I've done a pretty good job of that over the years.
Ed Harris -
Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
Stephen King -
I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
J. R. Smith -
You don't get a chance to buy a company like NBCUniversal unless it's not doing well.
Steve Burke -
I should have been, I don't know, a con-man, a robber or a prostitute. But it was vanity that made me choose painting, vanity and chance.
Francis Bacon