World Quotes

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Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. — James A. Baldwin
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others. — James A. Baldwin
The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in. — James A. Baldwin
There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. — James A. Baldwin
You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long… — James A. Baldwin
Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it… — James A. Baldwin
I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within… — Stephen Baldwin
I'm very focused on the world and my career and my Porsche turbo and making money and Stevie B. Inc. I'm just living according to… — Stephen Baldwin
I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do. — Christian Bale
Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. — Ansel Adams
There was a great complexity to my father. He was a devoted family man. But, in the same breath, he simply was not suited to… — Christian Bale
You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be… — Christian Bale
Enthusiasm moves the world. — Arthur Balfour
It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. — Arthur Balfour
There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the… — Ansel Adams
It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the… — Ansel Adams
I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters. — Alan Ball
Most of us live in artificial environments and then we go to work in artificial environments and the world becomes something that you see through… — Alan Ball
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies.… — J. G. Ballard

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