- Distribute
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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
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like there's a lot of noise in the social space. The Vines and Instagrams of the world are gaining traction, and their solutions are perfect for their communities.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe now that I've cemented my spot as the best swimmer in the world, and I can't describe how proud that makes me. I just want to keep working hard and hopefully just inspire more youngsters to keep swimming and encourage South Africans to become a winning nation.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to set myself as a real legend in the sport, like Phelps and Mark Spitz are remembered worldwide. I want people to say, like they say of Ronaldo that he is the best soccer player in the world, I want them to say Chad Le Clos is the best swimmer in the world.
- Commonwealth
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- Nov 07, 2020
An Olympic medal is much better than a world record, and so is a world championship or Commonwealth Games medal.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a first-generation Chinese-American; my husband is white. We have a little boy, so I think a lot about what it's like when people from different cultures and backgrounds start families, and how the world sees them. Most of my friends are in interracial relationships, and I just wonder what the world is going to look like for their children.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The competitions between fiction and nonfiction, short and long, electronic and paper, are not battles in which there can be only one victor. After all, we exist in a world where more kinds of writing than ever are greeted with interest and enthusiasm.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is like shouting into the world. So when someone shouts back, it's a really big deal. To have people who read hundreds and hundreds of books a year say, 'Hey, we thought this was really great,' that's a huge self-esteem boost.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
At home, we don't listen to our music-we listen to other people's music. It keeps you attached to the show business world.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is always interesting to play against a team that has many of the best players in the world.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help the poor in our world.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020