- Health
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always followed exactly what interests me and never really worried about the money. And when you think about it, to be able to travel the world... on an expense account and do exactly what interests you, it just doesn't get much better than that.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard for me to listen to any actors whine or moan about anything acting-related because look at the world. We really have nothing to complain about. Just to be working is a blessing.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fiction is a particular kind of rhetoric, a way of thinking that I think can be useful in your life. It asks you to image the world through someone else's eyes, and it allows you to try to empathize with situations that you haven't actually experienced.
- Crisis
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- Nov 07, 2020
The eyes of the world are fixed on the U.S. to see if we have the political courage and moral sense to solve our debt crisis.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the midst of the heartbreak and wreckage of 9-11, the world also witnessed what is America's greatest strength. Firefighters, nurses, police officers, first responders and local residents worked around the clock to rescue and care for those injured.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I see somebody dancing really well, it can make me want to dance. Or it could be the music. But perhaps the thing I miss the most is that when you're dancing, everyday concerns vanish. It's a unique world.
- Nov 07, 2020
As a dancer running around the world, I always questioned whether that's what I wanted to do.
- Performance
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail is unlike any other performance venue in the world, set with mountains and trees as a backdrop.
- Exaggerating
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
- Illusion
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
- Disneyland
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- Nov 07, 2020