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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
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge fan of television, and the reason I'm a part of the world is because I'm a fan of it.
- Happiness
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- Nov 07, 2020
The applause was so loud and insistent that I had to respond with several encores. I was numb with happiness, when it was over, I knew that this alone must be my life and my world.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
That radio was very important for me. It meant I always knew what was going on in the world.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me.
- Fighter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to prove I was the best fighter in the world.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
- Driving Force
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the last 15 years that I have been performing, all I ever wanted to do was transcend poetry to the world. See, it wasn't enough for me to write a book. It wasn't enough for me to join a slam competition, and while those things hold weight, it wasn't the driving force that pushes the pen to the pad.
- Columbus
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are even more statues of Robert Burns than of any other figure in world literature. Indeed if we discount figures of religion, then only Christopher Columbus has more statues than he worldwide.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that's one of the biggest problems in the world - we don't look at one another; we don't listen to one another.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people are hungry for new ideas and leadership in the world of poverty alleviation. Most development programs are started and led by people with Ph.Ds in economics or policy. Samasource is part of a cadre of younger organizations headed by entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every woman that dies or loses her baby on a threadbare cot in the heart of Uganda, while her sisters on the other side of the world enjoy first-class care, is a threat to our collective humanity.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd worked at the World Bank briefly as an undergrad and studied poverty levels around the world - particularly those earning less than $1.25 a day.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe there is no other way to create decent livelihoods for the world's poorest people than to connect them to global markets as producers, and on fair terms.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the philosophy that you have to have if you travel frequently is, stuff is just stuff. Even if it has some sentimental or family connection, if you lose it in the world, it's still just a thing, and I think if you don't have that attitude, you will get incredibly stressed out and not enjoy your travels.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020