Francis Bacon Quotes

Anger is certainly a kind of baseness, as it appears well in the weakness of those subjects in whom it reigns: children, women, old folks, sick folks.

Francis Bacon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WomenChildrenAngerSickWeakness

I'm always intrigued by authors who say, 'This book took 17 drafts.' They're very clear about it. I couldn't possibly count the number of times... So many of these stories I worked on for a very long time and wrote them, set them aside, rewrote them, worked on something else - they were never far from reach; they informed each other.

Jhumpa Lahiri

TimeBookReachLongLong TimeSay

I learn lessons with every interview I give.

Jenny Lewis

LearnInterviewGiveLessonsEvery

I was creating characters early. People didn't beat me up. I scared them. I hated authority. I could also get people to do things; I was quite the early director. I could make people laugh enough to get their defences down - and then brainwash them.

John Waters

PeopleMeLaughEnoughEarlyDown

For me, at least, all of my career goals, all of my focus, everything just shifted and the importance was my children, and that's where all the joy came from as well.

Steve Carell

GoalsChildrenFocusJoyMeCareer

I tell stories. That's what I do. I've always told stories.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

AlwaysTellStories

My grandfather was Scottish, born in the slums of Glasgow.

Trinny Woodall

BornGrandfatherScottishSlums

If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.

Tom Brokaw

FishingReligionFlyChurchHigh

Authenticity is really important, and sometimes that's really hard to get.

Tom Freston

ImportantSometimesAuthenticityHard

I enjoy the quiet life.

Martin Yan

LifeEnjoyQuietQuiet Life

I'm not embarrassed about the novels I wrote when I was younger, but I couldn't write them today because of my religion.

Louise Mensch

TodayReligionWriteEmbarrassed

I always thought, like everyone, that Hollywood was a superhero factory.

Denis Villeneuve

ThoughtHollywoodAlwaysEveryone

Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.

Thomas Carlyle

FaithWorldKingsPersuasionForce

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