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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I have no desire to walk on water," said Siddhartha. "Let the old shamans satisfy themselves with such skills".
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One thing we know for sure is that change is certain. Progress is not. Progress depends on the choices we make today for tomorrow and on whether we meet our challenges and protect our values.
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In the isolation of his clear, cold intellect, the sceptic abides in a glacial and spectral universe. No glow from the affections lights up the frost and shadow of the grave. He feels no prophecy in the thrill of the human heart-in the incompleteness of nature. He believes merely in things tangible, and sees only in the daytime. He will not confess the authenticity of that paler light of faith which was meant to shine when the sunshine of reason falls short, and the firmament of mystery is over our heads.
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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.
