Francis Bacon Quotes

For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages.

Francis Bacon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I was well under the spell of the old Gold Medal Crime novels when I wrote 'Savage Season,' and I wanted to write a modern version of that. I had tried the same thing with 'Cold in July,' and I wanted to give it another go.

Joe R. Lansdale

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Music is my home.

Jennifer Hudson

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I love Slipknot. But then I like Jao Gilberto... It's the spirit that comes through in music.

Robert Palmer

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The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break.

Andy Goldsworthy

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I built a huge profitable business with no debt.

Sophia Amoruso

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Losing my father made me want to find out if I could come up with a version of God or the afterlife that I could feel like was acceptable now that both my parents are in it.

Tracy K. Smith

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I need it all: in-depth characterization, fantastic/warped world building, a plot that could out-race Secretariat, and a 'voice.' I need to hear a uniqueness in the author's voice.

Rob Thurman

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I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.

Ruben Studdard

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When I joined Google, it was a 1,500-person company, which I thought was huge, since I don't think of myself as a corporate person.

Mary Lou Jepsen

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What a strange thing man is; and what a stranger thing woman.

Lord Byron

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I wanted to be an actor as a kid. My teacher in second grade had called a talent agency and had them call my house. My mom was so mad.

Brendon Urie

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With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain.

Arabella Weir

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