- Morning
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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
- Go Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working with Tim Burton is like a psychic experience -Tim waves his hands and says, 'I don't know,' and you go home and do it. He's the most articulate nonverbal person in the world. He doesn't say a word, and you know exactly what it means.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be the world No. 1 has always been a dream for me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love New York. It's my favorite city in the world.
- Nov 07, 2020
Today's world is very cruel.
- Forget
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sadly I don't work well under restrictions. I need to forget the world and its rules and laws in order to enter the dreamlike flow of the fictional world. So I may be in some bad trouble.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I had my daughter, my priorities shifted. Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed and surrounded by people that are self-absorbed.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Giving birth was the most amazing thing I've ever done. I'd been living in a Third World country, and I said, 'I'm going to just squat behind a tree.' I basically did that but in a chair in my living room. I didn't want a sterile hospital room. I didn't want doctors. I had a midwife.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed, and you are surrounded by people who are very self-absorbed.
- Enrichment
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my mind, most people go through life recoiling from its best parts. They miss the enrichment that just a basic knowledge of the physical world can bring to the most ordinary experiences.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's like there's a pulsating, hidden world, governed by ancient laws and principles, underlying everything around us - from the movements of electrical charges to the motions of the planets - and most people are completely unaware of it. To me, that's a shame.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing in this world like being the first to discover some fundamental fact of nature. It's profoundly satisfying.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I open a book about jazz, I turn to the index and look for Lennie Tristano, the incredible pianist; Lee Konitz, the luminous alto sax player; and Warne Marsh, the tenor player who captured some of the most beautiful sounds in the world.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's an honour to be a world champion, and it can never be taken away from you.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get called Pink quite a lot. The Pink of the Action Sport World. Or Queen of the Dirt - some call me that.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
BMX is never over until the finish line, and I am always trying to challenge myself for that world stage.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020