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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.

But I cannot bring myself to believe that I was intended for a musician, because it seems so small a business in comparison with other things which, it seems to me, I might do. Question here: 'What is the province...

Quotes by Sidney Lanier

I think people throughout the world identify with my characters.

Quotes by Sidney Sheldon

I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it.

Quotes by Sidney Sheldon

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

Quotes by Sidney Sheldon

I've been so lucky to do different things. The world in which 'Westworld' takes place is so unique and bizarre, and it's really interesting to explore that whole universe with the language and brutality going on there. With 'Inferno,' there's...

Quotes by Sidse Babett Knudsen

My experience and growth in the film music world and the time I've spent studying legendary film composers have given me depth of insight into how music can inspire a range of emotions.

Quotes by Sid Sriram

I want the audience to be transported to a different world once they enter the auditorium.

Quotes by Sid Sriram

I'm the world's worst after-dinner speaker. I need pictures to respond to. I was the voice of the lottery balls once and got the sack.

Quotes by Sid Waddell

Postwar U.S. was the world's leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering.

Quotes by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

Quotes by Sidney Altman

As an artist, when you make something, you want the world to see it in its totality, especially when the intention is not to titillate.

Quotes by Shweta Tripathi

In the late 20th century, it became possible to travel between cultures, between the old world and the new, with great ease. So when you go back, you take the changed person with you who, in turn, changes things that...

Quotes by Shyam Selvadurai

The LED light bulb is more than ten times the efficiency of regular incandescent lighting, so it can save the world hundreds of billions of dollars in electricity costs.

Quotes by Shuji Nakamura

I'm not a trained academic. Neither am I a veteran social worker. I was 26 years in the corporate world, trying to make organizations profitable. And then in 2003 I started Parikrma Humanity Foundation from my kitchen table.

Quotes by Shukla Bose

All parents all over the world want their children to lead a better life than themselves, but they need to believe that change is possible.

Quotes by Shukla Bose

The world is its own magic.

Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.

Quotes by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

I ain't afraid to tell the world that it didn't take school stuff to help a fella play ball.

Quotes by Shoeless Joe Jackson

The whole world is global. With the Internet, it's like we're all living in a small village. We're starting more and more to realize there is no difference, we can work together, we can put aside our differences and work...

Quotes by Shohreh Aghdashloo

To go to the synagogue with one's father on the Passover eve - is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is it worth to be dressed in new clothes from head to foot, and to show...

Quotes by Sholom Aleichem

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.