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Francis Bacon Quotes

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fool People Devil Neighbors

We have a generation of women who think that they can just have IVF, and everything will be fine. The odds are against you once you start having IVF, and the odds are against you over the age of 35. And to pretend that it's easy to have a baby in your 40s or 50s is - it's just selling women a false dream.

Women Age Baby Start Think You

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

Joanne Woodward

Myself Humor Sense Of Humor Important

Femininity in and of itself - and the feminine - can be not only privileged, but honored or worshipped.

Honored Femininity Only Feminine

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

Life Change Communication Power You

How can you not have people in leadership roles in our country not supporting the rule of law? That's what separates us from the rest of the countries around the world.

Leadership People Law World Rest Us

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

Work You Acting Talents Wonderful

People mistake their limitations for high standards.

Mistake People High Standards High

Making movies is controlled anarchy, chaos.

Chaos Movies Anarchy Making

Ford Maddox Ford's 'The Good Soldier' is my favourite novel. I first read it in the 1950s and have read it about 20 times since. It's possibly the best-constructed book in the English language.

Good Book Language English Language

I don't mind a gut. In fact, I would prefer a guy to have a gut than be too built.

Mind Gut Guy Would Fact Than

When I was 20 years old, I was living in Ireland, going to school in Cork. There was this girl in my film class that I was kind of flirting with. We had this notebook that we passed back and forth. We would write 10 questions and then pass it back while we were supposedly paying attention.

Girl School Questions Attention Back

Initially, I think I was eager to get off Staten Island and go away for school, that kind of thing. Then what you do maybe 10 years after that, you start maybe appreciating all the great things about the place you grew up. You can go back and enjoy it because you don't have that angst or sense of struggle to get away anymore.

Great Struggle School Start Think

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