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World Quotes

Quotes on the world and our place in it.

These quotes look at the world from different angles - one traces a common phrase back to ancient religion, another describes feeling atomized after moving to a new city. A few recall novels depicting a world with tighter social fabric, where people actually knew each other. Related reading: Great Quotes.

Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of...

Quotes by Stephen Covey

How can you possibly reconcile the justice of God with the idea that only through Christ can you be saved? Most of the world lives and dies and never even hears of Christ. There has to be some mechanism set...

Quotes by Stephen Covey

We see the world not as it is, but as we are.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

I'm not the sexiest thing in the world, I feel actors who have to 'play' sexy lose all their sex appeal. When they start with the tongue and the heavy lids, it looks so ridiculous. I think you just have...

Quotes by Stephanie Zimbalist

I love picking people. I started Blackstone, and we had no people, and now we have with our portfolio companies about 750,000 people all over the world. Everybody who is at a senior level has ultimately been picked by me.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

I don't control the political world.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

Blackstone is a major client of many of the largest banks around the world.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

In 2014, Blackstone was the most profitable money manager in the world. I did not anticipate that.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

If you are in the world of business, that means you are in the business of making money.

Quotes by Stephen A. Smith

If something touches on the world of sports, ESPN has never told me that I cannot discuss a sports-related matter.

Quotes by Stephen A. Smith

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

I'm very focused on the world and my career and my Porsche turbo and making money and Stevie B. Inc. I'm just living according to the standards of the world.

Quotes by Stephen Baldwin

I have no interest in changing Hollywood. Hollywood is a place so consumed by the spirit of the world that I don't even want to try to think about how to infiltrate that.

Quotes by Stephen Baldwin

Raised Roman Catholic up until 11 or 12, didn't stick. Went out into the world and did my own thing.

Quotes by Stephen Baldwin

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are gathered on the "World" page?
A thoughtful mix — from the surprising origin of the word "Amen" in Western prayer, to feeling that "our world was very atomized" after moving to a new city, to an obsession with novels like 'War and Peace' that portrayed a world with a strong social fabric.
Are these quotes optimistic or critical about the world?
Mostly reflective and a little critical — several point out something missing or changed, like a more connected past captured in old novels versus a more fragmented present. If you want something more upbeat about the world, Good quotes or Great quotes might suit better.
Is there a quote here about sports and the world?
Yes — one touches on being "world champions" in the context of how team-building has changed, showing how "world" can apply to competition and money as much as culture.
What connects these quotes to the idea of Life?
Many of them are really about how life feels within a larger world — connected or isolated, spiritual or fragmented. For a broader take on that same territory, see Life quotes.
What's the best way to use a "World" quote?
They work well when you want to make a bigger point — about connection, change, or how things used to be — rather than a quick personal caption. Pair one with a Best quote if you want to round out the message.

Sports also make an appearance, with a line about how money now decides world championships more than loyalty does. See also Best Quotes and Life Quotes.