Quote by Francis Bacon
In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more p

In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events of the time and determines their ultimate issues. – Francis Bacon

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If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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Drawing is putting a line round an idea. – Henri Matisse

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An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for it. – Richard Bach

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Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them. – Bern Williams

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There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea. – P. W. Bridgman

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