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Francis Bacon Quotes

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: english
Birth: January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626

Topics

Nature Understanding Over Greater

I've looked forward to being older because you will have that many more miles covered. We mustn't be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good.

Good Forward Thinking You Bad Will

People think I'm girlish and flippant, but I was an honours student. I was voted Girl Most Likely To Succeed at North Mesquite High in Texas. My best subject was science. I won a scholarship.

Girl Science Best People Succeed

Not fighting, avoiding talking to fans... that's when the thoughts creep in about retiring and moving on to something else.

Moving On Thoughts Moving Fighting

I've never changed the way I live. I still walk the streets; I don't give a damn. And everyone's very nice to me. But this new idea of being famous for no reason at all? I can't actually get my head round it.

Live Walk Me Famous New Nice

The people of Florida's 2nd Congressional District said, 'Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington.' I've taken their instructions very seriously.

Steve Southerland

Change Culture Fight People Go Said

The pictures are there, and you just take them.

You Pictures Take Just Them

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.

Imagination Me Better Acting Nothing

I had mentors, growing up in gay life - older gay men who told me about our history and the history of art and culture - but somehow, the younger generation missed out on that synergy.

Life History Art Culture Men Me

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Louis Armstrong

Music Musicians Stop More Retire

No entity in the history of the world has collected more information about you than Google. My office wants to know what exactly Google does with all of the information it's gathering.

History World You Information Know

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back.

Daughter Waiting Back Songwriting

I think a lot of people saw 'Fight Club' and thought, 'Right, here's our next Che Guevara, here's our next Fidel Castro, here's someone who's going to wave the flag.' And I was like, 'No, it's just a book. And if I beat that drum, if I play that song one more time, I won't have a career.'

Chuck Palahniuk

Time Fight People Song Book Think

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