#old world

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#bit #fact #forwards #i #like

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#following #left #light #old #old world

It's striking that Native Americans evolved no devastating epidemic diseases to give to Europeans, in return for the many devastating epidemic diseases that Indians received from the Old World. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#diseases #epidemic #europeans #evolved #give

Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

#balances #devices #diplomacy #during #fascism

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#harris #her #i #i love #intonation

Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds. ↗

— Saadi

#found #here #most #old #old world

My parents were ignorant peasants from the Old World. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#old #old world #parents #peasants #were

Extreme nationalism and Bolshevism have broken up the old world, a new world is in the making. It is literally true that old things are passing away; all things may become new, granted we have wise, unselfish, and determined guides. ↗

— John Raleigh Mott

#away #become #bolshevism #broken #determined

In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished. ↗

— Charles Kendall Adams

#era #every #evident #extinguished #fire

The sun as the expression of old world energy is torn down from the heavens by modern man, who by virtue of his technological superiority creates his own energy source. ↗

— El Lissitzky

#down #energy #energy source #expression #heavens