World

Famous quotes containing the word world:

“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)

“During the first World War women in the United States had a chance to try their capacities in wider fields of executive leadership in industry. Must we always wait for war to give us opportunity? And must the pendulum always swing back in the busy world of work and workers during times of peace?”
—Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)

“Suddenly I realized the power I held, the power to rule, to make the world grovel at my feet. We’ll soon put the world right now, Kemp. You and I.”
—R.C. Sherriff (1896–1975)