Francis Bacon Quotes

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

Francis Bacon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

StrengthManOutOppositionHeMany

I married my best friend, and I couldn't ask for anything more. He's an unbelievable person.

Jodie Sweetin

FriendBestBest FriendPersonMore

I have certain things that I stand for, certain things that I believe in, and if you don't like it and you tell me to go to hell, I think that's your God-given right as a fan. It's one of those deals where I'm that one guy who is outside of that realm of good guy, bad guy. I'm just me, and it elicits a response both positive and negative.

John Cena

PositiveGoodMeBelieveNegative

Why do we have to pretend we're not in the sales game? I didn't sign on to be a salesman. I signed on to be an actor.

Melissa Leo

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I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years - high school, college and the NFL.

Jeff Fisher

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The Big Dream of any entrepreneur really has very little to do with the entrepreneur. If you truly love repairing automobiles, chances are, you'll be a lousy business owner. Likewise, if you are fascinated by debits and credits, the dream of building an accounting firm with you at the helm is probably best left unfulfilled.

Michael Gerber

LoveBusinessBestBuildingYouBig

I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them.

Trevor Noah

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I'm not qualified for anything else, so I would imagine I'd either be doing something larcenous or I would have already been caught.

Don Johnson

DoingAnythingImagineSomething

My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences.

David Wilkerson

SonMeConferencesOldestMinisters

It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal.

Breyten Breytenbach

SituationCircumstancesHumanRights

If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.

Shia LaBeouf

GoodPeopleNightWishYouActor

You can be president of the United States and have the best, most bipartisan-seeming idea in the world. But if it doesn't have a constituency, you might as well be town clerk of Toad Suck, Arkansas.

Timothy Noah

BestWorldYouPresidentWellIdea

I think two people with strong points of view can appreciate each other even more.

Tim Cook

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