- 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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to stay away from writing about good versus evil. I think the world is more complicated.
- Nov 07, 2020
In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's great that people are basically spending their two weeks of vacation to come out and be with us in some weird part of the world. And I think we owe it to them to take 'em to some cool places.
- Bad Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The appeal of the paranormal bad boy - or James Bond super-spy, as one example of male escapism - can sometimes make everyday problems seem less dire. Thus, a few hours spent immersed in the world of the wicked yet alluring hero is the equivalent of a mini-vacation.
- Gravel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maine is the largest producer of wild blueberries in the world. The woody plants occur naturally in the sandy gravel understory of Maine's coastal forests, where little else bothers even trying to grow.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing Jim McGreevey wants the world to know: Leading a double life as a gay man trying to appear straight was easy for him to pull off. He was 'good' at it. Not only that - it helped him become a better politician.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, it is something else. I think it is the mirror of the world.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who write to 'Dear Abby' don't always have the most earthshaking problems in the world.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's definitely a world view among college students that appreciates the need to act in the international community.
- Continue
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're only going to be able to compete in the world if we continue to be innovative.
- Situation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we need to continue to engage with our allies and with the world situation both on trade. I'm concerned that by pulling out of TPP, while we all want fair and competitive trade, the fact is what we have done is left the playing field to the Chinese to engage with those partners.
- Not Talking
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.
- Relationship
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole 'Electronica' project is about the ambiguous relationship we have with technology: on the one side, we have the world in our pocket; on the other, we are spied on constantly.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020