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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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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. – Francis Bacon

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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. – Francis Bacon

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Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea. – Jim Rohn

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The most important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them. – Sir William Bragg

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My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living. – Anais Nin

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No matter who you are, some scholar can show you the great idea you had was had by someone before you. – Author Unknown

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It was the dumbest thing I had ever seen, but its a family thing, and I guess its clean. – Barbara Bush

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