“For you, in my respect, are all the world.
Then how can it be said I am alone
When all the world is here to look on me?”

The quote "For you, in my respect, are all the world. Then how can it be said I am alone When all th…" is famous quote by William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English playwright and poet.

Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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English playwright and poet 1564–1616

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“You that in far-off countries of the sky can dwell secure, look back upon me here; for I am weary of this frail world's decay.”

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“I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook or the ovation
It's my world that I want to have a little pride in
My world and it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn till you can say
Hey world I am what I am.”

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