- Literature
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing.
- Denominational
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- Nov 07, 2020
The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would put my pictures up against anybody's in this world. Certainly in my own day I bow to no one. I don't think there's another director in the world who works harder to make better films than I do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What transpired at Semgroup was no less than a $500 billion fraud on the people of the world.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
I put $5 million into the real-estate business when the world was coming to an end, and three years later, by 1980, I woke up and was worth a hundred. That's a lot of money back then.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
I dropped out of school at 17 and joined the Irish band The Frames, getting my first glimpse into the world of professional film making while shooting of a number of rock videos.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kept thinking, 'How do you make a modern musical?' Then it became clear that I could do it just like a small indie art-house movie, very naturalistically. I could create a world where it's o.k. to break into song, without an orchestra coming up out of nowhere.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a world where a lot of people's sense of self is dominated by how many people are following their Twitter feed, what does fame really do, and why is it important?
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The key for me with 'Star Wars' is to stay in their world. Don't get in the way of what is already known and what works. I think of the basic nature of the filmmaking process that worked so well for the original trilogy. No stylistic flights of fancy for the sake of showing off. Tell the story, get the shot, get the performances, and move on.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of the problems facing the nation and the world today may only be solved if their technical elements are understood - climate change, energy supply, health care, and infrastructure, to name just a few.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You go see 'Timothy Green,' and tell me if it doesn't rock your world. I loved it. I loved every frame of it.
- Divers
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- Nov 07, 2020