- 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
There was something missing. But in my world, there is never time to figure out what is, in fact, missing.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
If one group of people can exterminate another in the name of so-called religion, the world has no hope.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest, craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores lose interest, and your career stalls, barring an act of God or Oprah.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people are committed to things, and the world view they have is no longer in alignment with our world view, then it becomes funny.
- Free World
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who wants to see a very free world does not want government. I also don't like being extorted or being aggressed against by others.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just a citizen of the world.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to live in a fantasy world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The indie world changed when the economy went south. I was frustrated with doing something, then waiting for it to come out, and sometimes it never did, or would just play in New York for 50 people. So I really wanted to try something else.
- First World
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important accomplishment, I believe, was my voting against the First World War.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
- Folk Singer
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- Nov 07, 2020