Famous quotes containing the words world and/or state:
“If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.”
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)
“I also believe that few people remain completely untouched by the thought that instead of the life they lead there might also be another, where all actions proceed from a very personal state of excitement. Where actions have meanings, not just causes. And where a person, to use a trivial word, is happy, and not just nervously tormenting himself.”
—Robert Musil (1880–1942)