Francis Bacon Quotes
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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When I was, like, 16, I went in to the head of Disney, and I hadn't taken acting class really at all, and I didn't know what I was doing, and it was really embarrassing. Of course, you think Disney wants over-the-top and funny, and I was just trying to be over-the-top and funny, and it just wasn't working, and that was the worst.
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The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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The 1957 crisis in Little Rock, brought about by the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, was a huge part of the march toward freedom and opportunity in America.
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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
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My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover.
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I love Shakira - she is such a beautiful person. She does so many good things for the world on top of making good music. And she is an awesome mom. When you are Latina, it is all about family, and to see that she prioritizes family and her career at the same time is really nice.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.
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My goal in creating Geek & Sundry was to create a community based around web video, and we've accomplished that, especially on our budget.
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The following Wednesday, I opted to go with Random House.
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Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.
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You cannot put 50 years of the Marvel universe into a movie. It's impossible.
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My goal in boxing is to be the best.
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I'm not an overly skilled piano player or organ player at all, but I think I'm the right piano and organ player for the Heartbreakers. And I've been the right piano and organ player for a lot of sessions that I've been called on.
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We are born, we live, we disappear. One of the chilling aspects of history is the swiftness with which it carries us into oblivion.
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Think of what's stored in an 80- or a 90-year-old mind. Just marvel at it. You've got to get out this information, this knowledge, because you've got something to pass on. There'll be nobody like you ever again. Make the most of every molecule you've got as long as you've got a second to go.
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The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
