- Figuring
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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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still deal with triggers and neuroses that I've developed over the decades. But I do think I have a great amount of compassion for people who feel that they don't fit in, or people who feel they have trouble finding their place in this world.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got 'The Red White and Blue' out of journalism. It puts you in touch with the world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Only World War II, which mobilized 10 million draftees, could by any stretch of the imagination be called a people's war.
- Nov 07, 2020
Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
For three hundred years we have had our focus on the individual. We have distinguished him from the objective world as the Middle Ages did not think of doing. We have given him the world and the universe as a playground for exploration and discovery.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't solve the world's problems, can't even begin to contemplate them all. But on my little corner of Earth, I at least can try to live in a way that treads lightly.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of people I dislike in the world. I mean, a lot. I don't follow any of them on Twitter.
- Nov 07, 2020
There are two types of people in the world: those who wear a watch and those who don't.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It's where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that's where all the money goes.
- Embryos
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- Nov 07, 2020
For my part, I have worked all my life with eggs and embryos of frogs. Compared to other small animals, these have figured prominently in the world of literature.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
People in Philadelphia are a world apart from New York. They're very different from people in the New York scene. The New York scene wants your visibility and wants your money.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I only take vitamin B complex. Before World War II, I used to take ionized yeast, because in the pre-war era we never heard about vitamins.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am optimistic about the Philippine future. Yes, the momentum is there. We have to compete in industry and tourism; we're still weak in industry. We're good in BPOs and sending workers abroad... I think the future looks good, unless there's a big recession in the world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020