Quotes with old-world

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  • Joseph De Maistre The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without end, without restraint, without respite until the consummation of the world, the extinction of evil, the death of death.
    Joseph De Maistre
    French diplomat and philosopher (1753 - 1821)
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  • Winston Churchill The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Carl Gustav Jung The whole nature of man presupposes woman, both physically and spiritually. His system is tuned into woman from the start, just as it is prepared for a quite definite world where there is water, light, air, salt, carbohydrates etc..
    Source: Two Essays in Analytical Psychology In CW 7 p. 188
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Ali Smith The whole point is, we can forget. It’s important that we forget some things. Otherwise we’d go round the world carrying a hodload of stuff we just don’t need.
    Ali Smith
    Scottish author, playwright and journalist (1962 - )
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  • Bertrand Russell The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Anne Rice The whole theme of Interview with the Vampire was Louis's quest for meaning in a godless world. He searched to find the oldest existing immortal simply to ask, What is the meaning of what we are?
    Anne Rice
    American author of gothic fiction (1941 - 2021)
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  • Humphrey Bogart The whole world is about three drinks behind.
    Humphrey Bogart
    American screen and stage actor (1899 - 1957)
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  • Billy Joel The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Caleb Cushing The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their mission of good or of evil.
    Caleb Cushing
    American Democratic politician and diplomat (1800 - 1879)
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  • Eric Hoffer The wisdom of others remains dull till it is writ over with our own blood. We are essentially apart from the world; it bursts into our consciousness only when it sinks its teeth and nails into us.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Samuel Johnson The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • James Thurber The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.
    James Thurber
    American cartoonist (1894 - 1961)
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  • Betty Grable The woman's vision is deep reaching, the man's far reaching. With the man the world is his heart, with the woman the heart is her world.
    Betty Grable
    American actress, model, and singer (1916 - 1973)
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  • Bill Vaughan The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.
    Bill Vaughan
    American columnist and author (1915 - 1977)
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  • Adam Clarke The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New.
    Adam Clarke
    British Methodist theologian (1760 - 1832)
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  • Jean Paul The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.
    Jean Paul
    German poet (ps. by Johann P.F. Richter) (1763 - 1825)
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  • Adolf Loos The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
    Adolf Loos
    Austrian and Czechoslovak architect (1870 - 1933)
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  • Karl Marx The worker of the world has nothing to lose, but their chains, workers of the world unite.
    Karl Marx
    German economist and state philosopher (1818 - 1883)
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  • Alexander Haig The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.
    Alexander Haig
    American politician (1924 - 2010)
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  • Preston Bradley The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony. Everything works in co-operation with something else.
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