Francis Bacon Quotes
The mystery lies in the irrationality by which you make appearance - if it is not irrational, you make illustration.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
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The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
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In college, I didn't perform so much, but when I graduated is when I discovered Second City. Then I realized, 'Oh, there are people who can focus on comedy and especially improvisational comedy and make a career out of it.'
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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The Unites States used to use law enforcement to aggressively target North Korea illicit activities - counterfeiting U.S. currency, drug-running, counterfeit cigarettes and pharmaceuticals - until diplomacy gutted those efforts. The effort should be reinvigorated.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.
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When you play piano, your left hand and right hand are synced. Your brain basically has a clock, so that the right hand knows that 0.3 seconds after I hit this key, I need to hit that one. And the right hand knows not to hit keys that the left hand is playing, so the hands do not collide.
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I just knew at an early time in my life how important privacy was.
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I listen to a lot of jazz. I'm a big Sinatra geek. I love Chet Baker.
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Colombians are sick of 'Narcos' stories because Colombia is a country that has changed so much. It's a country that's completely different from the country that we see in 'Narcos.' They reconstructed themselves in 25 years, which is amazing.
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I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.
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I didn't have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college.
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I wasn't very ambitious as a child. I'm still not.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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You don't support politicians in their elections if whoever's seeking money only has a goal to stay in office or get in office. You have to pick the people who are going to do the best job.
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You never want to be completely alone at what you do. Competition is good for everyone.
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Old Filey lies around the Ravine, a glacial gash running down to Coble Landing. This is the fishing Filey of centuries past, with neat little terraced cottages and a cluster of attractive 18th century houses.
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The mystery lies in the irrationality by which you make appearance - if it is not irrational, you make illustration.
