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World Affairs Quotes (page 2)

Moliere quote: "The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair."
The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair. Moliere
Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must've hit a window. Calvin: Isn't it beautiful? It's so delicate. Sighhh... once it's too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is. You realize that nature is ruthless and our existence is very fragile, temporary, and precious. But to go on with your daily affairs, you can't really think about that...which is probably why everyone takes the world for granted and why we act so thoughtlessly. It's very confusing. I suppose it will all make sense when... Bill Watterson
B. F. Skinner quote: "The final state of affairs may not have been foreseen. Perhaps..."
The final state of affairs may not have been foreseen. Perhaps we are merely reading a plan into the world after the fact. B. F. Skinner
Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change. Robert Mugabe
Milarepa quote: "The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the..."
The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation. Milarepa
As the unity of the modern world becomes increasingly a technological rather than a social affair, the techniques of the arts provide the most valuable means of insight into the real direction of our own collective purposes. Marshall McLuhan
In our excessive involvement in the affairs of other countries, we are not only living off our assets and denying our own people the proper enjoyment of their resources; we are also denying the world the example of a free society enjoying its freedom to the fullest. J. William Fulbright
Benjamin Franklin quote: "In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but..."
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. Benjamin Franklin
I wrote the very first stories in science fiction which dealt with homosexuality, The World Well Lost and Affair With a Green Monkey. Theodore Sturgeon
There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers. Li Peng
Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this President at the moment. But this doesn't matter over time. Reality will impinge. If his programs work, he's fine. If it doesn't work, all of the adulation of journalists in the world won't matter. George Will
Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace. Arthur Henderson
John Updike quote: "An affair wants to spill, to share its glory with the world...."
An affair wants to spill, to share its glory with the world. No act is so private it does not seek applause. John Updike
The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest, is a visionary unsuited to control the business of the world. James F. Cooper
As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world. Lech Walesa

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