- 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
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
The House of Lords has many fine aspects, but at its heart, it is a betrayal of the core democratic principle that those in the enlightened world hold so dear - that those who make the laws of the land should be elected by those who must obey those laws.
- Dictatorship
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all accept the world would be safer without Saddam's baleful dictatorship.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Men who accomplish great things in the industrial world are the ones who have faith in the money producing power of ideas.
- Designation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Incidentally, the usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.
- Earthquake
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- Nov 07, 2020
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them.
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in 'Black Mask' magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.
- Doors
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- Nov 07, 2020
Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.
- Nov 07, 2020
The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.
- Hidden
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- Nov 07, 2020
When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it's been forgotten.
- Nov 07, 2020