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"We are not to consider the world as the body of God: he is an uniform being, void of organs, members, or parts; and they are his creatures, subordinate to him, and subservient to his will."
"I’m no good for anything except taking the world apart and putting it together again (and I manage the latter less and less frequently)."
"The digestive canal represents a tube passing through the entire organism and communicating with the external world, i.e. as it were the external surface of the body, but turned inwards and thus hidden in the organism."
"To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world."
"In wildness is the preservation of the world."
"I used photography to distance myself from a world that I loathed and was powerless to improve."
"Every day I walk out into the world / to be dazzled, then to be reflective."
"All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won't do - that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be."
"The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair."
"We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events."
"We may not have the ability to change all of the world's wrongs, but we can make a difference where we are."
"In this world there is room for everyone, and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way."
"Sit by my side, and let the world slip: we shall ne'er be younger."
"How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and brutal violence could not enslave."
"...in my dreams the world would come alive, becoming so captivatingly majestic, free and ethereal, that afterwards it would be oppressive to breathe the dust of this painted life."
"From the moment you put a piece of bread in your mouth you are part of the world. Who grew the wheat? Who made the bread? Where did it come from? You are in relationship with all who brought it to the table. We are least separate and most in common when we eat and drink."
"Being effortless is the coolest thing in the world"
"Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can't do in real life. It allows you to understand more than just what life provides you."
"She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all."
"If you want to change the world, change yourself."
