- Bursts
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- Nov 07, 2020
World Quotes
Quotes on the world and our place in it.
These quotes look at the world from different angles - one traces a common phrase back to ancient religion, another describes feeling atomized after moving to a new city. A few recall novels depicting a world with tighter social fabric, where people actually knew each other. Related reading: Great Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fated
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- Nov 07, 2020
A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
The greatest impediments to changes in our traditional roles seem to lie not in the visible world of conscious intent, but in the murky realm of the unconscious mind.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.
- Factors
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- Nov 07, 2020
My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
- Listening
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My age is very insignificant to me. I don't think about it, but the world does. The world likes young people in general.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I have the nicest fans in the world, and I quite like being surrounded by people if we're all feeling the same emotion in the same room.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have this feeling that the world is not in balance. And people are afraid, but we're also starting to be really brave.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world around me has changed, and I have learned to adapt but not change. But I'm changing into the woman I am meant to be.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020