Francis Bacon Quotes
The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were true he more readily believes.
Quotes to Explore
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Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.
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I'm a homebody for sure. I do a lot of work at home.
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Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
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I don't see my movies. I think it's healthier and safer to keep a bit of distance. I'm afraid to be disappointed.
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I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.
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I reject the notion of a post-truth area. I don't believe there is such a thing, and we shouldn't accept that.
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I like to look at things that have been developed and re-developed over the course of time so I know the bugs are worked out of it. And in the business itself, I like to look at sales, by far. I want to see that there is a vetted track record of sales to show the price point has worked.
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Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?
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CGI is to me like watching a cartoon. It can be effective, if it's done well. A lot of times you don't feel any real risk. You're watching a bunch of computer-generated graphics.
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The Defense Department must do a better job of providing the best possible care for service women who are victims of sexual assault.
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Important things are inevitably cliche, but nobody wants to admit that.
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When it comes to sexuality, sensuality, self-representation, self-nurturance - America fails in those departments.
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No language on earth speaks as comprehensively as photography, always providing that we follow the chemical and optic and physical path to demonstrable truth, and understand physiognomy.
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In every age the wisest have passed the identical judgment on life: it is worthless.
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When men of talents are punished, authority is strengthened.
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Things are only impossible until somebody does what another believes can't be done.
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The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections... What a man had rather were true he more readily believes.
