World Quotes
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The world neither ever saw, nor ever will see, a perfectly fair lottery.
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The nature of the new world system was not so different from the old. It was for the moment more stable, but a reasonable forecast would be that Africa in particular had a century of border wars ahead of it.
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The more space and emptiness you can create in yourself, then you can let the rest of the world come in and fill you up.
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You don't have to be responsible for the world that you're in.
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we expect definitions to tell us not only what is, but what to do about it; to show us how the world fits together and how its different parts connect and work. ... A label is the first step toward action.
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Louis de Bernires is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh. . .he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste.
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Every day, I get e-mails from kids who want a tree - a world away from the adult world.
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I was going to be the best failed novelist in Paris. That was certainly not the worst thing in the world that one could be.
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I like the opportunity to travel the world and work in close company with other people.
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Photography is an empathy towards the world.
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But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.
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The United States transportation system is the envy of the world.
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Despite my solitary life, I have found infinite joy in books and writing, and am by far too much interested in the affairs of the world to quit the scene before Nature shall claim me.
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It feels like it's the end of the world if you don't do well on your SATs.
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Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But as I've gotten older, I've learned to stop myself and say, 'Hey babe, calm down. Tomorrow there will be sun.'
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It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cosy place in the world.
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For a DJ at my level, you can really go through life and travel the world without seeing a single thing. It's harder to go out and see the sights than it is to play a show.
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I like to write stories that read like historical fiction about great, world-changing events through the lens of a flawed protagonist.
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Part of any book is establishing the rules at the end of the world. My first book, 'The Intuitionist,' takes place in an alternative world where elevator inspectors are important, so you have to establish rules, and part of that is, How do people talk? How do they behave?
Colson Whitehead -
To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support.
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For too much of history, we've viewed the world's precious resources - both environmental and human - as things to extract, to make the most of in order to maximize their potential.
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I'm ashamed to admit this, but I didn't read a novel all the way through until after high school. Blasphemy, I know. I'm an author now. Books and words are my world.
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The truth is, the less a subject had to do with the visible world, the more talented I was at solving problems.
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I'm excited about bringing robots into the market, about having the most effect in the world.
