Quotes of: World-series Keyword

She thought of all the words that went unspoken in the world, throughout time: what happened to them, where did they go? What would happen if they were all spoken? How different would the world be then?

Succession

I often ask the question: Is it impossible to have a simple life? The world is not simple, Claire said. The world is not simple. Joe repeated the phrase like the line of a great poem.

Somebody Else's Daughter

The world's a scary place these days. Grandpa,, you've seen worse things, haven't you? Please tell me the world has always been like this.

The Sound of Things Falling

Who you are is shaping your so-called reality. When you change — the world changes with you.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Every healthy person at some period must feed on fiction as well as fact; because fact is a thing which the world gives to him, whereas fiction is a thing which he gives to the world.

The Spice of Life

Anything said is gone as soon as it leaves my lips. Things written down at least have a chance to leave a soft echo of what had been.

The Man Who Watched The World End

She had something that is gone from the world, from the female world. A sweetness without sentimentality, a limpidity without naivety. She was so easy to hurt, to tease. And when she teased, it was like a caress.

The Magus

Do you want to change the world? Then change yourself first. Do you want to change yourself? Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea.

Meditation: Man-perfection in God-satisfaction

I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another's suffering.

Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life

A book is much more than a delivery vehicle for its contents.

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.

My Name is Red

I am not a genuine woman, but I am not interested in genuineness.

My Face for the World to See: The Diaries, Letters, and Drawings of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar

Unpredictability. Accidents. Not good when you’re engaging in, say, brain surgery, but when lighting...wonderful!

The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters

Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what bad things happen to you

Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence

Dates are convenient hooks on which we can hang our memories of events. But history is all about people - people like you and me who did things to change the world.

Nightmare

The worst president is closer by nature to the best then either is to anyone who has not gone through what it requires to become president.

The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like

If the cost of naming the enemy is diplomatically or politically unacceptable, then the war is not likely to go well.

The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like

Nonviolence is only for the brave men and women of the world because it requires courage – courage to love the beauty of life, beauty of humanity and the beauty of the world.

Nonviolence: The Transforming Power

Once I had opened a book and read its pages, those characters could never be taken away from me. Even if the books were burned, they would still live on in my mind.

New World: Rising

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.

The One Idea That Saves The World: A Call to Conscience and A Call to Action

In my world death will come chasing. In your world it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself. I know this because it started whispering to me when I was in the detention center.

Little Bee