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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
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never angrily rant into your web cam. While smashing a keyboard in half over a game of 'World of Warcraft' may seem totally justified in your head, to the rest of the known universe you look like a raging psychopath.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
All the great Shakespeare plays are about killing. 'Alas, poor Yorick,' that's about death. And in 'Romeo and Juliet' everyone up ends up dying. The greatest dramas in the world are all about sex, violence and death.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an inventor. I became interested in long-term trends because an invention has to make sense in the world in which it is finished, not the world in which it is started.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was really lost for a while in my teens. I was angry. But when I found music - Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell - it was a new discovery. It was a door to this other world where I wanted to be.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people of the United States don't recognize it, but the oil industry has given the greatest gift to the people of the nation, and that gift is the low cost of energy. Bottom line is this enables the country to be very competitive manufacturing-wise and in the world economy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought we were gonna open up the world of poetry and music to all kinds of things, and yet, I can't really think of anyone who's done anything like it since.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to continue to stay plugged into New Orleans and help people who are still struggling with the recovery here, and then, if I can help around the country and around the world, absolutely, I'll be open to that.
- Christopher
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- Nov 07, 2020
Few would argue that Richard Dawkins is the world's most famous atheist, especially now that his friend and rival for the title, Christopher Hitchens, has now gone to meet his Maker.
- Still
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world is still in deleveraging.
- Heritage
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- Nov 07, 2020
If New Orleans is allowed to die, a crucial part of the world's music heritage will disappear.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
The World Cup has its own space that needs to be respected.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a tournament like the World Cup, you have got to be on top of your game every game.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you play the game, you want your mind clear. You want to be able to focus inwards without a care in the world for anything outside.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020