World Quotes - Page 1037

As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

At their best, thrillers not only entertain. Ideally they also reflect the society in which they are set, analyzing our fears and how we perceive the world.

The human world is made of stories, not people.

The world never stops unmaking what the world never stops making. But who says the world has to make sense?

I think it's natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them.

A life spent shaping a world I want Jackson to inherit, not one I fear Jackson shall inherit, this strikes me as a life worth the living.

Lying's wrong, but when the world spins backwards, a small wrong may be a big right.

These jokes the world plays, they're not funny at all.

This world, he thinks, contains just one masterpiece, and that is itself.

One fine day a predatory world shall consume itself.

First, climate change is the greatest long-term threat faced by humanity. It could cause more human and financial suffering than the two world wars and the great depression put together. All countries will be affected, but the poorest countries will be hit hardest. Secondly, the costs of inaction far outweigh the costs of action.

Mixed martial arts was invented by Brazilians, whose families had been trained by the Japanese. Those Brazilians came to the U.S., where their invention was bought out, gussied up and presented to the world, which found it good.

In practice we, in the world, must do business with each other.

Where in the wide history of the world do we find art created by the excessively wealthy, powerful, or educated?

You cannot and should not try to please everyone. Make sure that the right people like you, and it will be expected that others will not. That's how the world works.

Angelo Badalamenti brought me into the world of music and that's really what gave me permission to get into it even though I'm not a musician. It's just an intuitive thing for me.

The ocean of solutions is within, enliven that. It's a world of clues, a world of mystery but the mystery can get solved, you can find a lot of answers for these things within.

The technology can change, but storytelling remains the same. It's just a digital world now instead of an analog world, but now the storytelling's the same. You got different tools. That's all.

Individual peace is the unit of world peace.

If the US is the country that most contributes with greenhouse gases, in the world, it should assume more responsibility to reduce emissions

I feel like the world is super different now than it was in 2009. And to get at something that's somewhat darker, harsher, rougher, and a bit more challenging feels right.

That's the attraction of the conference circuit: it's a way of converting work into play, combining professionalism with tourism, and all at someone else's expense. Write a paper and see the world! I'm Jane Austen - fly me!

I'm interested in how artists and writers do this, using art as therapy. Escaping into the worlds we create. We're all victims and few of us are truly free.

Most people probably become more jaded the longer they work in the world of work.

The world is full of wonders that cannot be measured. That is why they are wonders.