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Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by st

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. – Francis Bacon

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The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other. – Francis Bacon

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Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. – Francis Bacon

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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, hell get good consequences if theyre not, hell suffer for it. – Harry Browne

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Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone. – Evelyn Glennie

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When Im writing, Im constantly thinking about myself, because its the only experience I have to draw on. And I dont see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and thats why the fans are there. – Chester Bennington

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I think being a parent is the most challenging thing you do. Thats why were here. Its at the heart of what it is to be a human being. Its the ultimate experience because it questions everything about who you are. But its difficult. – Michael Sheen

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. – W. Clement Stone

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