#world

I remember when we were in the World Cup in Australia and I had to win the singles against Tony Payne, best of seven legs, to win it. I was 2-0 down but ended up beating him 4-2. ↗

— Eric Bristow

#australia #beating #best #cup #down

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

#because #civilization #confidence #engagement #every

If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#decency #i #lacked #person #respect

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness. ↗

— Phillips Brooks

#being #better #comforted #existence #gentle

After the Second World War, I returned to California to study composition with Darius Milhaud, who wrote wonderful works like 'Le Boeuf sur le Toit' and 'La Cretion du Monde.' I especially enjoy his work for two pianos, 'Scaramouche.' ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#california #composition #enjoy #especially #his

I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#could #experienced #express #i #ii

And you wouldn't believe what a small world it is because everyone seems to know that I was a Playmate. You wouldn't be scared of me, would you? ↗

— Marliece Andrada

#believe #everyone #i #know #me

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#friendship #most #offers #supports #tangible

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me. ↗

— John Fahey

#being #dispassionate #explain #greatest #guitarists

I don't think so, in that Virgin is already a global brand. Brands like Amazon have had to spend hundreds of millions of pounds you know, building their brands, whereas Virgin is already well-known around the world. ↗

— Richard Branson

#amazon #around #brand #brands #building