Quotes with world’s

Quotes 821 till 840 of 2906.

  • Anais Nin I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to, possess as permanent sources of joy and ecstasy.
    Anais Nin
    French-born American Novelist, Dancer (1903 - 1977)
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  • Annie Dillard I woke in bits, like all children, piecemeal over the years. I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again.
    Annie Dillard
    American author (1945 - )
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  • Samuel Johnson I would advise you Sir, to study algebra, if you are not already an adept in it: your head would be less muddy, and you will leave off tormenting your neighbors about paper and packthread, while we all live together in a world that is bursting with sin and sorrow.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Henry David Thoreau I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Anne Bronte I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself .
    Anne Bronte
    British writer (1820 - 1849)
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  • Harry S. Truman I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
    Harry S. Truman
    American president (1884 - 1972)
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  • Samuel Johnson I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bryan Adams I'd been round the world a hundred times and had started to forget where I'd been. I knew I'd been there: it said it on the tour map. I could remember the name of the city but I couldn't remember what it was like - it was a massive blur.
    Bryan Adams
    Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist (1959 - )
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  • Barry Hannah I'll tell you why I like writing: it's just jumping into a pool. I get myself into a kind of trance. I engage the world, but it's also wonderful to just escape. I try to find the purities out of the confusion. It's pretty old-fashioned, but it's fun.
    Barry Hannah
    American novelist (1942 - 2010)
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  • Bryan Singer I'm actually part of a number of minorities. I grew up being a horribly awkward kid. A terrible student. And now I find myself as a filmmaker, and you feel kind of alone in the world because you're separate from everyone else.
    Bryan Singer
    American director, producer and writer (1965 - )
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  • Diana Spencer Princess of Wales I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit world look after me.
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  • Alan Parsons I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs.
    Alan Parsons
    English audio engineer, songwriter, musician (1948 - )
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  • Alan Alda I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun.
    Alan Alda
    American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. (1936 - )
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  • Brooke Shields I'm just starting to realize the type of work that I want to do. Not everyone can fit into the sitcom world because it's so fast-paced, but it feels comfortable to me.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • Burton Hillis I'm not convinced that the world is in any worse shape than it ever was. It is just in this age of almost instantaneous communication, we bear the weight of problems our forefathers only read about after they were solved.
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  • Betty Williams I'm not sexist in any way - sexism is another form of violence, and there are many great men in this world.
    Betty Williams
    Irish activist (1943 - 2020)
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  • Ben Affleck I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine.
    Ben Affleck
    American actor and filmmaker. (1972 - )
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  • Buffy Sainte-Marie I'm so happy to be a song-writer - I'm even surprised when I get to record anything. I consider it a considerable privilege and a blessing to have a medium of expression that has a place in the world.
    Buffy Sainte-Marie
    Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter and musician (1941 - )
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  • Joan Didion I'm totally in control of this tiny, tiny world right there at the typewriter.
    A Book of Common Prayer (1977)
    Joan Didion
    American Essayist (1934 - 2021)
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  • Albert Ellis I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.
    Albert Ellis
    American psychologist (1913 - 2007)
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