- Nov 07, 2020
Francis Quotes
Words inspired by figures named Francis, from popes to painters.
Several notable figures share the name Francis, and this page collects quotes inspired by them, including admiration for a reform-minded pope and a devotion to the simple gospel life of the Assisi friar. More reflections continue in Best Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a world where families are drowning on beaches to escape war, leaving the church because of sexual abuse, or denied access because of sexual orientation, the utopia that Pope Francis desires may be impossible for the church to attain.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though it is perhaps expected for the bishop of Rome to warn against the idolatry of money, what is striking is how Francis suggests that not only God but also secular politics must outrank economic imperatives.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marie-Antoinette was born in 1755, the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and Emperor Francis I. She was intelligent and artistic but devoid of the ambition or calculation required to survive in the fetid atmosphere of the French court. In many ways, her character was not unlike that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I tried to somehow wrap my head around the fact that Francis Ford Coppola directed my first movie, there's never a slot into which that ever fits in your mind.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020