The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.
My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can.
Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.
A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.
Nothing good bursts forth all at once. The lightning may dart out of a black cloud; but the day sends his bright heralds before him, to prepare the world for his coming.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.
A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.
In a finite world this means that the per capita share of the world's goods must steadily decrease.
Yes, yes, I'm very happy that I finally got through this match, beat No. 7 in the world. It's my best win so far. So I'm really happy the way I play today and felt really strong on the court physically, mentally.
To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.
I may be only a fish and chip shop lady, but some of these economists need to get their heads out of the textbooks and get a job in the real world. I would not even let one of them handle my grocery shopping.
We have one of the highest interest rates in the world, and we owe more money per capita than any other country. All we need is a nail hole in the bottom of the boat and we're sunk.
We are regarded as a Third World country with First World living conditions.