World Quotes
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One win and you’re on top of the world. Lose in the first round of the next tournament; you’re back to reality.
Sania Mirza
This world is such an abode that if those present here
Have their wits entire, they will never weep for the absent ones.
Abu al-'Ala' al-Ma'arri
If I want drugs, I don't have to do a gig to get them. I do a gig when I feel shit, because I need to be playing. There's no drug in the world that can compare with playing music
Hedi Slimane
Imperceptible
It withers in the world,
This flower-like human heart.
Zeami Motokiyo
?What many find interesting about my artworks is that although they are based on traditional Ndebele designs, they are still very modern and current. They can fit into a home or office anywhere in the world and don’t appear dated.”
Esther Mahlangu
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Kiarostami gave the Iranian cinema the international credibility that it has today. ... But his films were unfortunately not seen as much in Iran. He changed the world's cinema; he freshened it and humanised it in contrast with Hollywood's rough version.
Abbas Kiarostami
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Michael Jackson
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
Socrates (Sōcratēs)
A world of grief and pain
Oh God, but flowers bloom, even then.
Kobayashi Issa
Philosophy, if it cannot answer so many questions as we could wish, has at least the power of asking questions which increase the interest of the world, and show the strangeness and wonder lying just below the surface even in the commonest things of daily life.
Bertrand Russell
In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
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?I always say I’m not born of tech. I did not start my career in tech — I began working at nonprofits, public policy organizations, and even as an economist. That breadth of experience gives me a perspective on technology that goes beyond the usual tech world.”
Rumman Chowdhury
MakhayaMaseko’s quest is to find inner peace of mind by a constructive engagement with the social world and in the world of GolemaMmidi, these desires are offered fulfilment
Bessie Head
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The authorities should scout for young talent in rural areas and groom them into world-class players. I think it is quite possible given the pool of potential star players we have here.
Nandita Das
In the whole world of Greek antiquity there is no poetical representation of beautiful love which approaches even afar.
Kālidāsa
All the rest of the world uses the word "electricity." They've borrowed the word from English. But we Chinese have our own word for it!
Chew Wei Li