- 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
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
My own motivation has come from the fact that all the indicators in the world, the hunger index or whatever index you say, shows a high prevalence of malnutrition.
- Farming
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- Nov 07, 2020
Farming is the riskiest profession in the world since the fate of the crop is closely linked to the behaviour of the monsoon.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
India unfortunately has the unenviable reputation of being the home to the largest number of undernourished children, women and men in the world.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that sometimes we, as Americans, we reach outside of our means, and every once in a while we like to 'police the world,' but I think we do a lot of good as well.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a journalist who covers the Muslim world, we have responsibilities to be familiar with that culture and to know how to respond to that.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children may be born angels, but with all the temptations out there in the world, it takes work to try to keep them that way.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my world, before I knew about Eddie Van Halen, I was playing piano, and at that point in my teenage life, I thought he was just a guitar player.
- Lucky
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're so humbled and lucky to be in a position where we've been a four-piece for over 15 years. We're signed to a major label. We're on our fourth record on a major label. We've won a Grammy. We've toured the world.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, I try to balance reality with how we'd like the world to be.
- Playwright
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a contemporary playwright in a postmodern world.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so exciting to be doing radio on the cutting edge of technology. Being in on something new is the biggest thrill in the world.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my husband Charles passed away in 2000, I took over as chair of our family's foundation. As I was mourning his loss, I also had to keep the foundation moving forward and to chart a course into what was then a very male-dominated philanthropic world.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
My greatest hope is that we will see a day when Israel will stand tall as a symbol of belonging across the Jewish world, and when global citizens will look to Jerusalem as the vibrant, modern, inclusive capital of Israel.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Together, we can build the kind of world in which we all seek to live, one of universal equality and justice.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020