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Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses. – Francis Bacon

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Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. – Francis Bacon

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In thinking, if a person begins with certainties, they shall end in doubts, but if they can begin with doubts, they will end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. – Mark Twain, letter to Edward Dimmit, 1901 July 19th

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I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically violent background, to have been in and out of such chaos, I think it actually helps. But I dont know for sure. – Craig Ferguson

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We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so its not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts. – Spike Lee

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We pay when old for the excesses of youth. – J. B. Priestley

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To me, music has to be about freedom. Its the most important thing in my life. – Joss Stone

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Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven. – George Sand

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The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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