#continent

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. ↗

— George Mikes

#england #food #good #good food #manners

Traditions are imploding and exploding everywhere - everything is coming together, for better or worse, and we can no longer pretend we're all living in different worlds because we're on different continents. ↗

— Philip Glass

#better #coming #continents #different #different worlds

About fifteen miles above New Orleans the river goes very slowly. It has broadened out there until it is almost a sea and the water is yellow with the mud of half a continent. Where the sun strikes it, it is golden. ↗

— Frank Yerby

#above #almost #broadened #continent #fifteen

There was no male vampire type in existence. Someone suggested an actor of the Continental School who could play any type, and mentioned me. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#any #continental #could #existence #male

And I believe that it becomes a troubled continent because there are those who must always cause confusion so that we do not keep these natural resources. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#because #becomes #believe #cause #confusion

If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak of continental reputation. ↗

— Gouverneur Morris

#continental #distinguished #elect #fail #man

The great hinderance to the development of this continent has lain in the lack of capital. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#continent #development #great #lack #lain

There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent. ↗

— John Raleigh Mott

#because #changes #constructive #continent #demand

He described the experience as being 'a little bit less fun, perhaps, than chain-smoking for ninety minutes while handcuffed to a dowager with asthma who used to teach Health and smells incontinent. ↗

— Adam Levin

#discomfort #incontinent #experience

India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities. ↗

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

#india #jinnah #nationality #subcontinent #india