Francis Bacon Quotes
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
Francis Bacon
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
J. G. Ballard
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All I'm asking for is the law that's been on the books for the last 33 years, no public funding for abortion. We are both saying the same thing, pro-life, pro-choice. Let's find the language that works for both of us so we can pass health care.
Bart Stupak
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
Harrison Ford
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
Uwe Boll
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
S. Robson Walton
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For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.
Najib Razak
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I don't like the bullying, do-one-over style of comedy. It's so cheap.
Olivia Colman
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Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chelsea Handler, Tilda Swinton, and Sofia Coppola are other clients. They're all risk takers but never look like they're in costume.
Maria Cornejo
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More modern poetry is written than read.
P. J. O'Rourke
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I like to preserve simplicity rahter than over-polishing. Fashions are changeable. Taste is in realizing the essence of a place.
Nancy Lancaster
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My breadth of football experience, my injury history, and my all-or-nothing goal to become one of the best linebackers in the NFL, combined with all I'd been learning about the game's neurological effects on the brain, convinced me I'd be wise in choosing another career.
Chris Borland
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Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
Francis Bacon