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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.

I may be old-fashioned. But I believe there is such a thing as a search for beauty - a delight in the nice things in the world. And I don't think one should have to apologise for it.

Quotes by Saul Leiter

There are the things that are out in the open, and there are the things that are hidden. The real world has more to do with what is hidden.

Quotes by Saul Leiter

So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising.

Quotes by Saul Perlmutter

I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us.

Quotes by Saul Perlmutter

The most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it.

Quotes by Saul Williams

We were unfortunate in having lost our only child. Our world had come crashing down. But thanks to the world of medical miracles, we've become parents again at an age when parenthood is considered impossible.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

Indian film industry has shot films all over the world and we get a lot of benefits and facilities while shooting our films in foreign locations.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

If we remove ourselves from the world, we are pretending that we can follow our own individual enlightenment and let the rest of the world go to hell, so to speak.

Quotes by Satish Kumar

I was pursuing the inner path at the expense of the rest of my being and the rest of the world.

Quotes by Satish Kumar

The digital world is one that has sort of a unique characteristic, where it's a place in which it's very easy for the value of content to fall.

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

It was very fortunate for Wii that a lot of households around the world decided to connect the Wii to the living room TV.

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

In the digital world, content has the tendency to lose value, especially on smart devices. We finally found solutions to the problem. We will not merely port games developed for our dedicated systems to smart devices just as they are...

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

We are trying to capture the widest possible audience all around the world. In other words, we are trying to capture the people who are even beyond the gaming population.

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease. I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around...

Quotes by Satoru Iwata

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

Quotes by Satya Bhabha

We must believe that it is the darkest before the dawn of a beautiful new world. We will see it when we believe it.

Quotes by Saul Alinsky

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

Quotes by Saul Alinsky

As an organizer, I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. That we accept the world as it is does not in any sense weaken our desire to change it...

Quotes by Saul Alinsky

No campaign of the First World War better justifies the poets' view of the conflict as futile and pitiless than Gallipoli.

Quotes by Saul David

In the early hours of 16 December 1944, the Germans launched their last great offensive of the Second World War against weakly held U.S. positions in the Ardennes Forest, the site of their original Blitzkrieg success against the French in...

Quotes by Saul David

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.