Whole World Quotes - Page 19

• An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Eye

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• That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

  Bahá'u'lláh

  Country, Blessed, Pride

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• Travel light. She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world.

  Junot Diaz

  Light, House, World

  Junot Diaz (2008). “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”, p.306, Faber & Faber

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• Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh! What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn't want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you'd cheat! I knew you'd win! Oh! Oh! Aarg! [Calvin runs in circles around Hobbes screaming "Aaaaaaaaaaaa", then falls over.] Hobbes: Look, it's just a game. Calvin: I know! You should see me when I lose in real life!

  Bill Watterson

  Running, Real, Stupid

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• Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

  Maimonides

  Wisdom, Truth, Doe

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• Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.

  Cornelia Funke

  Book, World, Heavy

  Cornelia Funke (2011). “Inkheart”, p.25, Scholastic Inc.

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• The rooms of his apartment were full with the dog home again, convalescing. He was satisfied to know, even when she was out of sight, that somewhere in the apartment she was sleeping or eating or sitting watchfully. It was family, he guessed, more or less. Did most people want a house of living things at night, to know that in the dark around them other warm bodies slept? Such a house could even be the whole world.

  Lydia Millet

  Dog, Home, Sleep

  Lydia Millet (2009). “How the Dead Dream”, p.185, Counterpoint Press

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• Once, this whole world had been hidden beneath a shallow sea.

  Kim Edwards

  Sea, World, Shallow

  Kim Edwards (2006). “The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel”, p.156, Penguin

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• Don't you long for something different to happen, something so exciting and new it carries you along with it like a great tide, something that lets your life blaze and burn so the whole world can see it?

  Juliet Marillier

  Life, Long, World

  Juliet Marillier (2010). “Son of the Shadows: Book Two of the Sevenwaters Trilogy”, p.5, Macmillan

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• And we could have all this,' she said. 'And we could have everything and every day we make it more impossible.' 'What did you say?' 'I said we could have everything.' 'We can have everything.' 'No, we can't.' 'We can have the whole world.' 'No, we can't.' 'We can go everywhere.' 'No, we can't. It isn't ours anymore.' 'It's ours.' 'No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it back.

  Ernest Hemingway

  World, Impossible, Said

  Ernest Hemingway (2002). “The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway”, p.254, Simon and Schuster

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• The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.

  Coco Chanel

  Beauty, Fashion, Style

  "Beauty in Bloom : A Collection of Beautiful Inspirations‎" by Natalie Bloom, (p. 23), 2009.

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• ...men in fear and hunger destroy their stomachs in the fight to secure certain food, where men hungering for love destroy everything lovable about them.

  John Steinbeck

  Fighting, Men, Bulls

  "The Short Novels of John Steinbeck".

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• Ned said "Nancy Drew is the best girl detective in the whole world!" "Don't you believe him," Nancy said quickly. "I have solved some mysteries, I'll admit, and I enjoy it, but I'm sure there are many other girls who could do the same.

  Carolyn Keene

  Girl, Believe, World

  Carolyn Keene (1963). “Nancy Drew 08: Nancy's Mysterious Letter”, p.103, Penguin

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• You're special. I'm special. The whole world's special, so don't you forget it. The universe wants us All to be happy, Full of smiles and all that stuff, All that stuff That's happy and smiley. So get happy, happy, happy right now! Get happy, happy, happy right now! Get happy, happy, happy right now!

  Libba Bray

  Special, World, Want

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• Just once, I wanted to lose something without the whole world watching.

  Elizabeth Scott

  World, Wanted, Whole

  Elizabeth Scott (2010). “Perfect You”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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• Looking at the pond, all I could think was that it is an incredivle thing, how a whole world can rise from what seems like nothing at all.

  Sarah Dessen

  Thinking, Ponds, World

  Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.282, Penguin

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• I would give up everything for you, Giulia" I smiled at him gently. "But you must understand. I should never want a man to give up anything for me. I should want him to feel in winning me he has won the whole world.

  Deanna Raybourn

  Giving Up, Winning, Men

  Deanna Raybourn (2015). “Silent in the Sanctuary”, p.274, MIRA

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• We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137)

  Swami Satchidananda

  Change, Laughing, Bird

  Sri Swami Satchidananda (1984). “Integral Yoga: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”, Integral Yoga Dist

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• Where's Lori?" he asked when he saw the nurse wasn't there. "She's not avoiding me, is she?" His grandmother slipped off her glasses, put down her book and stared at him. "Amazingly enough, the whole world doesn't revolve around you, Reid. Lori's sister is sick and Lori took her to the doctor. She'll be back in an hour or so. Can you survive on your own until then, or should I call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance?

  Susan Mallery

  Book, Grandmother, Doctors

  Susan Mallery (2012). “Sizzling”, p.71, Harlequin

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• It is one thing to say you're at war with this whole world and stick your chest out believing it, but when the world shows up with it's crushing numbers and its predatory knowledge, it is another thing completely.

  Leif Enger

  Crush, War, Believe

  Leif Enger (2001). “Peace Like a River”, p.166, Atlantic Monthly Press

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• Twenty aspirin, a little slit alongside the veins of the arm, maybe even a bad half hour standing on a roof: We've all had those. And somewhat more dangerous things, like putting a gun in your mouth. But you put it there, you taste it, it's cold and greasy, your finger is on the trigger, and you find that a whole world lies between this moment and the moment you've been planning, when you'll pull the trigger. That world defeats you. You put the gun back in the drawer. You'll have to find another way.

  Susanna Kaysen

  Lying, Gun, Girl Interrupted

  Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.17, Vintage

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• I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity.

  Oscar Wilde

  Sacrifice, Thinking, World

  Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Picture of Dorian Gray (Diversion Classics)”, p.112, Diversion Books

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• a man who has decided upon self-destruction is far removed from mundane affairs, and to sit down and write his will would be, at that moment, an act just as absurd as winding up one’s watch, since together with the man, the whole world is destroyed; the last letter is instantly reduced to dust and, with it, all the postmen; and like smoke, vanishes the estate bequeathed to a nonexistent progeny.

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Writing, Men, Self

  VLADIMIR NABOKOV' (1965). “THE EYE”

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• To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.

  Pablo Casals

  Love, Relationship, Unique

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• The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  Crazy, Successful, Positivity

  Wallace D. Wattles, General Press (2016). “The Science of Getting Rich”, p.33, GENERAL PRESS

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