Best Francis Quotations
116 Francis quotes by 101 unique authors
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Did I ever tell you,’ said Lymond pausing on the afterthought, on his way to the flap, ‘that that aunt of mine once hatched an…
— Dorothy Dunnett
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What’s wrong? Has Francis been rude? Then you must try to overlook it. I know you wouldn’t think so, but he is thoroughly upset by…
— Dorothy Dunnett
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We talked--recent history only--and Lucas relayed the story of how Francis came to be his roommate. "He showed up at the door one night, demanding…
— Tammara Webber
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QUINCE Francis Flute, the bellows-mender. FLUTE Here, Peter Quince. QUINCE Flute, you must take Thisby on you. FLUTE What is Thisby? a wandering knight? QUINCE…
— William Shakespeare
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Long ago Mars was an oasis of running water.Today the Martiansurfaceis a sterile,barren desert. Here on Earth, who knows what climactic knobs we unwittingly turn,which…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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The gospel is like a caged lion,' said the great baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon. 'It does not need to be defended, it simply needs to…
— Nancy Pearcey
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Before he (Francis Bacon) came along, people conducted all their arguments through a series of logical fallacies or simply shouting louder than the other guy,…
— Kevin Hearne
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I hate Gucci,' said Francis. 'Do you?' said Henry, glancing up from his reverie. 'Really? I think it's rather grand.' 'Come on, Henry.' 'Well, it's…
— Donna Tartt
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One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.
— Simone Weil
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You cannot just be working in a vast, air-conditioned loft space and think you are going to make a decent painting. Francis Bacon had a…
— Peter Doig
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I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. Perhaps in other company he is that way, but I have never had reason so…
— James D. Watson
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Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list…
— Dries van Noten
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I can say with total conviction that it was the Holy Spirit that chose, guided the election of Pope Francis.
— Donald Wuerl
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Rarely has a new player on the world stage captured so much attention so quickly - young and old, faithful and cynical - as has…
— Nancy Gibbs
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Pope Francis might turn out to be one of the most popular figures in the world today.
— Brian Kilmeade
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I have very good relations with Pope Francis. I read constantly what he says and follow his speeches. Pope Francis has come to renew the…
— Nicolas Maduro
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I keep saying I am an auto-didact, but I have a lot of outside influences. One I could cite is juggler Francis Brunn, who was…
— Philippe Petit
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If you ignore the murdering and the conniving, Francis Underwood is an effective politician.
— Kevin Spacey
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At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have…
— Richard Morris
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He told me that Francis Crick and Jim Watson had solved the structure of DNA, so we decided to go across to Cambridge to see…
— Sydney Brenner
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My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have…
— Laurence Housman
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Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
— Isaiah Thomas
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I think that was very important to Bacon... personally. I think he went to great efforts to get a house for the Stratford man, to…
— Mark Rylance
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Burleigh, absolutely; and a lot about Elizabeth. I mean I found when I play Henry V a lot of connections with the hidden history of…
— Mark Rylance
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My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I.
— Charles V
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