- Organize
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm fortunate in that I'm a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone - and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in the world alone - at night. That's the nucleus of the first story in my collection and it's also where the title came from for the book.
- Commonwealth
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- Nov 07, 2020
You see, before I became prime minister, the Australian prime minister only attended ever two meetings in the world: the British Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the South Pacific Forum.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
What distinguished the First World War from all wars before it was the massive power of the antagonists.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
The First World War was a war devoid of any virtue. It arose from the quagmire of European tribalism: a complex interplay of nation-state destinies overlaid by notions of cultural superiority peppered with racism.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The First World War not only destroyed European civilisation and the empires at its heart; its aftermath led to a second conflagration, the Second World War, which divided the continent until the end of the century.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we are in pre-production, this is the best job in the world. Working 10 to 7, sitting around and brainstorming with the other writers, making things funnier and writing and rewriting scenes - that's as fun as it gets.
- Nov 07, 2020
A room is like a stage. If you see it without lighting, it can be the coldest place in the world.
- Dangerous Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
A closet full of wire hangers can be the most dangerous place in the world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution.
- Personal
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I felt that most of us in the world today gave priority to our personal interests.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
Making cake is one of the easiest things in the world.
- Nov 07, 2020
We need students to understand how the world has changed and be prepared to make contributions in a new way.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020