- Celebrate
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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
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1960s, my father chose to introduce Italian-style clothing into a world that was filled with boxy Brooks Brothers suits. So if you were dressing in his clothes in New York or California, you were breaking a rule. And my mother, Risha, who is still living, has always been an activist. I don't think my mom has met a cause she doesn't like.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It connects humans to other humans in a profound way that I've never seen before in any other form of media. And it can change people's perception of each other. And that's how I think virtual reality has the potential to actually change the world.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born into a world in which the most compelling stories are through film. But that wasn't always the case. Everything changes; everything evolves.
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Virtual reality is a technology that could actually allow you to connect on a real human level, soul-to-soul, regardless of where you are in the world.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
World Class players can lay down the toughest hands and play any two cards at any time without fear. Their reads are impeccable.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't play a lot of tournaments, but if I don't win a tournament in a year, people are like, 'What in the world is going on?' People don't realize how hard it is to win tournaments. You're not going to go out and play 10 tournaments and win one of them. Your odds aren't that good.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've lost our sense of outrage, our anger, and our grief about what's going on in our culture right now, what's going on in our country, the atrocities that are being committed in our names around the world. They've gone missing; these feelings have gone missing.
- Best Friend
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- Nov 07, 2020
All my mates are massive Leeds fans because I live in Wakefield, but my best friend in the entire world is the Middlesbrough chairman.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It sounds gross to say that I like myself more. But not everyone likes themselves that much. Especially in the comedy world.
- Coffee
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coffee, one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, contains a plethora of naturally-occurring compounds, including several classes of antioxidants.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
The UCB has long been known as a hub of the best comedy in New York City, but it's never been the most well organized or cared for place in the world.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people should be authentic and who they are. If that calls people to same-sex attraction and same-sex marriage, then they should be true to who they are, and I think that the world could benefit by more love.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020