W Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with W. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“We live in a world where it's so accessible to date now, which is great. I don't judge that. We have so many ways of meeting people. I like to meet someone and have that chivalry, to take them out on a date and actually be a gentleman. I think that's becoming rarer and rarer.”
“We live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.”
“We live in a world where joy is possible, love is possible, happiness is possible; where all things are possible, if we're willing to take the time, take a chance, take a breath and step off the edge of everything that is for the sake of everything that might be.”
“We live in a world where justice is never simply handed over. It has to be demanded, and then demanded over and over again. For every great social movement in history, it has taken the unique wisdom and strength of every generation united to move the needle toward change.”
Source: Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It
“We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.”
“We live in a world where losing your phone is more dramatic than losing your virginity”
“We live in a world where many of us have a lot of friends on Facebook but yet we have lost human connection.”
“We live in a world where money is necessary. You can't just go out and roam the forest and the cities, at least in America.”
“We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people in line. Not only is this wrong, but it’s dangerous. Shame is highly correlated with addiction, violence, aggression, depression, eating disorders, and bullying.”
Source: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“We live in a world where no one believes. Enlightenment and knowledge are laughed at. Those who seek and teach the mysteries are scorned and often persecuted. Welcome to the planet earth: environment hostile.”
“We live in a world where not everyone has the urge to help others... It is OK to encourage others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.”
“We live in a world where our social system is old, our language is old, the way we acquire goods and services is outdated, our cities are detrimental to our health, chaotic and a tremendous waste of resource, and most of all our politics and values no longer serve us.”
“We live in a world where people are always busy but produce little or no results.”
Source: How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?
“We live in a world where people are fearful of extremism, but Martin Luther King would say he was always trying to keep the flow of love in place. In that sense, he turned the world on its head.”
“We live in a world where people are really hungry for information, and they're not hungry for information on subjects that they're not interested in.”
“We live in a world where people are so busy trying to find someone that's "good enough" for them, that they have failed to stop and ask themselves if they are in fact good enough for other people! This is the result of a feeling of false entitlement that has been instilled in the minds of people today. "Everyone" deserves "the best" from the "Universe" however, nobody is teaching anybody to stop and try to become the best for their own selves and for other people. When everybody thinks they are the best, everybody falls short of the best that they can actually be.”
“We live in a world where people believe they have full control of
their choices and decisions, but rarely have the holistic knowledge to effectively wield such power.”
Source: The Irrational Mind: How To Fight Back Against The Hidden Forces That Affect Our Decision Making
“We live in a world where people don't all have the same scruples, where all blows can be given, and where, in order to down somebody, all means can be used. Nothing will lead me astray from the path that I have chosen.”
“We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other. And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I'm doing. It's important for us to support each other.”
“We live in a world where people profile and label each other, size each other up. What if we shifted our focus to our similarities? To welcoming one another, listening to stories, learning from one another? It's time to change the conversation. I believe most social ills can be healed or prevented by the simple act of talking to one another, face-to-face, at a common table.”
Source: The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard
“We live in a world where people say that you can believe anything you want about God.”
“We live in a world where people seem to be under-valued. That's not gonna happen in my team.
I'm a leader who'll tell you why and what makes you valuable here. I will show you, you are valued here.”
“We live in a world where people wait for the Media to tell them who they are, and what they should be doing.”
“we live in a world where singles are more sexual active than couples”
“We live in a world where some people believe in an afterlife, yet they would not want to die.”
Source: Night of a Thousand Thoughts
“We live in a world where some psychologists are the most dangerous mental abusers. Take care.”
“We live in a world where sort of nothing is shocking anymore.”
“We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.”
“We live in a world where strangers see your gifts and those who know you can't get past the box you originally arrived in.”
“We live in a world where takers no longer care about the long-term effects of their selfishness. They are more than willing to keep taking, without even thinking about the needs of the givers. That is why givers need to be well-prepared to look after themselves because if they don’t, nobody can do that for them.”
“We live in a world where the abundance of one
is predicated on the bankruptcy of another.
Let all such coldness and hypocrisy end with you,
Be the real sapiens standing as the equalizer.”
Source: Yarasistan: My Wounds, My Crown
“We live in a world where the more you're working, the more things you do. It's a workaday world.”
“We live in a world where the struggle for existence still dominates and is not about to transform itself completely into a relaxed field.”
Source: Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age
“We live in a world where there are a hell of a lot of new inputs that need to be factored in to your business. It used to be just about your employees and your customers. Now there are all the issues about global warming, about sustainability, about ethics and now about gender and the distribution of wealth.”
“We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people.”
“We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social, cultural, and political, which are interrelated.”
“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.”
Source: Simulacra and Simulation
“We live in a world where there is such a clear definition of what a girl should be that it takes almost no effort at all to completely hate ourselves.”
Source: Born Ready: Unleash Your Inner Dream Girl
“We live in a world where touch is both desperately needed and heavily stigmatized.”
Source: Subversive Acts of Humanity : A Survival Guide for Choosing Evolution over Self-Destruction
“We live in a world where unfortunately the distinction between true and false appears to become increasingly blurred by manipulation of facts, by exploitation of uncritical minds, and by the pollution of the language.”
“We live in a world where value of creativity is measured by commercial success, and copyrights are mere instruments of financial benefit, not creative progress”
Source: Fun IP, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
“We live in a world where virtually everybody expects there's going to be some reasonable therapy for virtually any situation.”
“We live in a world where we believe that God exists but we don't believe that He meets us.”
Source: Almighty's Embryo
“We live in a world where we bury our truths and criticize others for concealing theirs. Ours is a world of hypocrisy, where we judge others for the very things we hide ourselves, failing to realize that our judgments often reflect the realities we’re too afraid to face.”
“We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others, because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off.”
Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“We live in a world where we grow in dispersion and unite in rivalry.”
“We live in a world where we have friends, neighbors, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, people we journey with for years who are gay. And we need to love, affirm and all of us together work on the real problems that we have in the world.”
“We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.”
“We live in a world where we have to sacrifice our comfort for the sake of others. Where we have to go an extra mile to meet others' needs. Where we have to dig deep in our resources to please others.”
“We live in a world where we have to sacrifice our comfort for the sake of others. Where we have to go an extra mile to meet others' needs. Where we have to dig deep in our resources to please others.
I have gone out of my comfort zone for some people. Some people have gone out of their comfort zone for me. And I'm grateful.
It's life. It's a common thing.
There is no right or wrong to this behaviour. We do it because either we want to or that we must.
By the way, our self-sacrificing service can be unhealthy to us.
Some people burn themselves down trying to keep others warm. Some break their backs trying to carry the whole world. Some break their bones trying to bend backwards for their loved ones.
All these sacrifices are, sometimes, not appreciated. Usually we don't thank the people who go out of their comfort zone to make us feel comfortable.
Again, although it's not okay, it's a common thing. It's another side of life.
To be fair, we must get in touch with our humanity and show gratitude for these sacrifices.
We owe it to so many people. And sometimes we don't even realise it.
Thanks be to God for forgiving our sins — which we repeat.
Thanks to our world leaders and the activists for the work that they do to make our economic life better.
Thanks to our teachers, lecturers, mentors, and role models for shaping our lives.
Thanks to our parents for their continual sacrifices.
Thanks to our friends for their solid support.
Thanks to our children, nephews, and nieces. They allow us to practise discipline and leadership on them.
Thanks to the doctors and nurses who save our lives daily.
Thanks to safety professionals and legal representatives. They protect us and our possessions.
Thanks to our church leaders, spiritual gurus and guides, and meditation partners. They shape our spiritual lives.
Thanks to musicians, actors, writers, poets, and sportspeople for their entertainment.
Thanks to everyone who contributes in a positive way to our society. Whether recognised or not.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!”