- Change
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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
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
In actuality, 'Sammy's House' can and should be read as an entirely fictional comedy set in a fascinating political world.
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's all discipline and schedule for me. I mean, it's very easy to get distracted by the real world and things that intrude constantly, and it takes dedication to live totally in your head and be tuned out.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to play as much of the game as I allow myself to get the music heard. But it's not unlike the rest of the world, so I'm not as up in arms about it as I could be.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on them and not travel all over the world trying to sell them.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not want to pour out my heart to the world. I am cautious of what I say and to whom.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
People often refer to bygone days as a simpler time. Perhaps, more accurately, my grandparents' generation focused better on what mattered. Traffic jams and minor quibbles with my husband Daniel pale in comparison with the worries that were faced on the home front and battlefield during the Second World War.
- Grandfather
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- Nov 07, 2020
On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather's letters. While leafing through them, I'm saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn't typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have the best roommates in the world! It creates a fun sense of family... and that's really important to me. Things can get so lonely without it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many funny women in the world, and there has been for so many years, so I'll be happy when people can just move on from that, and things can just be 'comedies' and not 'female' or 'male,' and everyone gets an equal opportunity.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a social piece to what's going on in the Sugarland world, but we've never been a band that's political, and I maintain that.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was an officer in the Army, and my grandfather served in World War II, and I am so proud of their service. I'll always do whatever I can to support our troops.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020