Famous quotes containing the words the world, biggest, dancer and/or world:
“People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we cant pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as exotic but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (19111978)
“[T]he minister preached a sermon on Jonah and the whale, at the end of which an old chief arose and declared, We have heard several of the white people talk and lie; we know they will lie, but this is the biggest lie we ever heard.”
—Administration in the State of Miss, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Come, walk like this, the dancer said,
Stick you your toesstick in your head,
Stalk on with quick, galvanic tread
Your fingers thus extend;
The attitudes considered quaint,”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18361911)
“All the intelligence and talent in the world cant make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It cant be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens.”
—Willa Cather (18731947)