- 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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every creator sets up their world differently. That's what's so amazing about someone like Aaron Sorkin and his writing.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
America had the message of freedom and democracy, but we haven't actually shown that to be what we do in the world. So I think that's a terrifying thing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at life, the experiences I've had, at the human condition, the dynamics between people, the news (world news), and draw from the compelling realities all around us.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to that high office. It will merely tell how it really was.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The World Cup has special games, and losing them hurts more than the other ones.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man City is one of the best clubs in the world. I knew that something big was happening here. I wanted to be a part of it.
- Musicians
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I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery.
- Carnegie Hall
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People know Detroit for the cars, but the suburban areas of the city are really beautiful. It's much more inhabitable than people think. Many believe it's like Berlin at the end of World War II.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.
- Glory
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The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.
- Money
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When I started acting, I didn't think of it as a career. I always thought Hollywood was this magical world where a fairy came down and said, 'Come live with the Munchkins; you are now one of us.' I didn't understand the concept of it as a career. I thought I would save up enough money to go to college.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ask any parent what we want for our children, and invariably we say 'a better life.' To that end, we give our time, our sleep, our money, and our dreams, much as our parents did before us. We all want a better life for our children. But what we want for them ceases to matter if we leave them an unlivable world.
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- Nov 07, 2020