- God
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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
- Germanic
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The car is the most regulated thing in the world. It's more complicated to make a car than it is to send a rocket to space.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came into the world at the right time.
- Freedom-Loving
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- Nov 07, 2020
We Germans have learned from history. We are a peace-loving, freedom-loving people. There is only one place for us in the world: at the side of the free nations.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a German, in view of the history of World War II and the terrible deeds of the Nazi period, I feel a special obligation to help as much as I can to develop European-Israeli relations and thus contribute to ensuring Israel's future and existence.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the fashion world if you're successful, everyone loves you, and you have available every service. It's hard to walk away, except it wasn't hard for me. I had my mind completely made up.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
We believe it is important to have an organisational link in London, still the world's premier maritime centre.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
We ship owners and our predecessors, all the way back to the dawn of history, operating in majority on private initiative and at our own risk, have been linking the world together much more effectively than governments ever managed to do or will likely ever be capable of doing.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
The old swashbuckling days of the playboy ship owner, of the fellow with no cares in the world who does multimillion dollar deals over coffee, are gone.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the two largest economies in the world don't show us a good example on trade liberalization, then you can't expect the smaller and weaker economies to take the risks. The initiative, the momentum and the drive really do have to come from Japan and the U.S.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that works but a brain that is waving goodbye. If that happens, I hope I die quickly.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a very young author, I knew I needed to build myself a tower outside of Europe. Like when you're a hunter, and build towers to watch the animals move. I knew I would never understand the world without that perspective. I came to Africa for that rational reason, although I love Mozambique now.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020