"The question and the cry 'Oh, where?' melt into tears of a thousand streams and deluge the world with the flood of the assurance 'I am!'"
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"There is no "next" after you are dead and gone from your own world."
"World peace is one project that we have to do together."
"Imagine painting all the statues in the world in the color of the sky"
"And the more you are active about something you love, the world is going to be a better place."
"The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time."
"The amazing thing is that we could live in the world together peacefully, feed the world, shelter the world. We have that capability both spiritually and technologically."
"What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true."
"I never thought, "I'm going to be an artist". When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist", which is true."
"To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys."
"Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success."
"I've never met anybody in this world like me."
"I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most grand slams and be remembered in this world. I certainly don't have to win satellite tournaments here there and everywhere, I don't have to win at all. Although I do want to."
"I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world."
"A person comes into the world with a fist-and a grasp. Yes, we are built to fight one another, but also to embrace. How cleverly we are created."
"I think we should all earn our place in the world. [...] We owe the world something. We owe the world everything."
"I want you. I want you so badly I can’t stand it. When you left, it felt like the world got darker. Like I couldn’t truly see anything. Couldn’t feel anything."
"You just say the word, and I'll make the rest of the world go away. I'll take you someplace safe, where no one else can reach us."
"I laughed. It was just like Owen to make excuses for someone else’s shortcomings. Even fictional characters. Owen found my tendency to speak my mind “refreshingly honest,” and hailed Marc’s temper as “a deep protective instinct.” He said Ethan “thoroughly enjoyed life,” and that Parker “really knew how to have a good time.” According to Owen, we were all doing just fine, and all was right with the world."
"What matters is the face you show the world, not the quaking mess behind it."