World Quotes

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Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good… — J. G. Ballard
I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to… — J. G. Ballard
Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably has bid farewell… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former… — Honore de Balzac
Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment… — Honore de Balzac
November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all… — Afrika Bambaataa
In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's… — Charles Kendall Adams
Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world. — Antonio Banderas
Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me. — Antonio Banderas
I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition. — Tallulah Bankhead
Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty. — Tyra Banks
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist… — William Barclay
I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first… — Javier Bardem
We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore. — Javier Bardem
The good thing about being an actor, and the gift of being an actor, is that you are beautifully forced to see the world with… — Javier Bardem
China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals. — Brigitte Bardot
I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed. — Brigitte Bardot
Now, if there was one woman in the world who didn't need publicity, who always had too much publicity, it was me. — Brigitte Bardot
Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. — Henry Adams
It is always good men who do the most harm in the world. — Henry Adams

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