Francis Quotes

116 quotes by 103 authors

I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels. — Nicholson Baker
Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. — Oscar Wilde
At its best, the US Open demands straight drives, crisp iron shots, brilliant chipping and putting, and strategic position play. Plus the patience of St.… — Thomas Boswell
Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been… — Alan Dean Foster
At lunch Francis [Crick] winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life. — James D. Watson
[About Francis Baily] The history of the astronomy of the nineteenth century will be incomplete without a catalogue of his labours. He was one of… — Augustus De Morgan
To this day, we see all around us the Promethean drive to omnipotence through technology and to omniscience through science. The effecting of all things… — Gerald Holton
Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, there's… — Pope Francis
There is no question that Francis was in advance of his age, as he anticipated all that is liberal and sympathetic in modern times: the… — Henryk Skolimowski
The rich fop Francis of Assisi was bored all his life-until he fell in love with Christ and gave all his stuff away and became… — Peter Kreeft
Daily meditation keeps me sane. I memorize prayers or poems that express my highest spiritual ideals, and quietly, word for word, go through the prayer… — Ashley Judd
Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies. — Owen Wilson
The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to my eye very beautiful. I've also… — Clive Barker
Trace of Magic caught me up fast and pulled me in tight for a fun, action-and-sass adventure full of deadly magic and dangerous romance. Diana… — Devon Monk
I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was… — Lesley Gore
In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a… — Bonaventure
My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced… — Julian Schnabel
Once the anchor of reason has been cut, ones craft may go anywhere. One may become a St Francis or equally a Hitler. — Brand Blanshard
In the midst of a culture that is rationally organized for a vocational workaday life, there is hardly any room for the cultivation of acosmic… — Max Weber
That Francis Bacon retains his reputation gained, is not strange to any that knows him. The unusual words wherewith he had spangled his speech, were… — Edward Coke

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