World Quotes - Page 852

In much of the world, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is become pregnant.

China was probably the worst place in the world to grow up female 100 years ago. There was foot binding, female infanticide, concubinage, and child marriage, and now it's one of the better places. So I really do feel that we're on the right side of history here.

It’s time for a 21st-century abolitionist movement in the U.S and around the world.

I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world .

Once Brexit has actually been implemented, the world will be a very different place.

At its heart, this book touches on a mystery of economics: what exactly is happening in our world, and why does it often work so well? As the authors show, apparently messy systems - such as untidy desks - actually exhibit a high degree of order: the piles of paper are close to hand, and the most important documents tend to make their way to the top while un-needed ones sink to the bottom. If the mess works, why mess with it?

Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me.

The world is more outlandish than some people’s imaginations.

We tell stories. We tell stories to pass the time, to leave the world for a while, or go more deeply into it. We tell stories to heal the pain of living.

From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but also the domestic and foreign policies.

We live in an unsafe world.

As we know, there are companies like Monsanto filling the Earth with their genetically-modified poison, which makes me wonder how many people share our belief that it's better to be good.We have to change the world!

I feel that single mommies don't get enough praise and accolades. I've had first-hand experience. My mother was a single mom. As far as I'm concerned, mommies, in general, rule the world. And single mothers just take it to a whole other level.

What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the world.

To make peace, our hearts must be at peace with the world.

Peace in ourselves, peace in the world.

A smile can change the situation of the world.

Refugees are threatening, not just to Americans, but also in many countries the world over. And it's partially because, unlike immigrants, refugees do not choose where they're going to go or why they're fleeing, and they are unwanted populations. They bring with them the stigma of disaster.

Iran - the world's leading sponsor of terrorism - is close to having nuclear weapons.

I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!

Through my music, I've found a place in the world where I'm accepted, so I'm happy.

AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases as malaria ... We must act now for the sake of the world.

If we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others.

The United States of America is a threat to world peace.

There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.