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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.

As African-Americans, people of that generation felt pretty much if they were going to see changes in the world, they had to make sacrifices and step up to the plate. I'm very proud that my parents happened to be people...

Quotes by Ruby Bridges

We women have a great function to perform. The world needs us.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

Is it safe and sane to only have one political and economic system by which everyone in the world can live? Or can we explore and share? God never made one of anything.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

I pray with my whole soul that the divide-and-conquerers among us will not triumph over us. We need each other in this world so desperately.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

African-Americans have a lot to teach the world.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

The world changed. Hollywood changed. I think we've lost something, and we don't know how to get it back.

Quotes by Roy Rogers

This nation has been drifting back in comparison with the rest of the world for the last 20 years in education.

Quotes by Roy Romer

You don't go to school to become the best chef in the world right after you graduate. School is always a starting point so what people forget is that you go to school to build a foundation, and you want...

Quotes by Roy Yamaguchi

I don't own designer clothes, or a sports car, or a huge house, but I am seeing the world, experiencing amazing things, and I have become an environmental campaigner.

Quotes by Roz Savage

I like to express certain things that happen in my life, the joy of spring, the birds singing and young babies coming into the world. You know, the whole thing as well as the part I'm not happy with, the...

Quotes by Roy Haynes

The wonderful thing is, imagination is universal all over the world, no matter what the language is.

Quotes by Roy Horn

The greatest difficulty with the world is not its ability to produce, but the unwillingness to share.

Quotes by Roy L. Smith

Pop Art looks out into the world. It doesn't look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself.

Quotes by Roy Lichtenstein

I'm not really sure what social message my art carries, if any. And I don't really want it to carry one. I'm not interested in the subject matter to try to teach society anything, or to try to better our...

Quotes by Roy Lichtenstein

You know, as you compose music, you're just off in your own world. You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard.

Quotes by Roy Lichtenstein

You set out to whip the world, and then, when you get beat up a little bit... In my case, you say, 'Father, I'm gonna let you have it. I've done what I can do.' You turn your will over...

Quotes by Roy Orbison

I kind of feel for the vegetable world - the vegetarian world. It's almost as if people look at them like aliens or foreigners.

Quotes by Roy Choi

I was watching TV and saw the 'Emeril' show, and it spoke to me. I went out and started researching the culinary world and chefs that I knew nothing about. Then I moved to New York and went to culinary...

Quotes by Roy Choi

There were some that said if you hung in long enough, the world would catch on, and they have.

Quotes by Roy Clark

The mind is the greatest weapon in the world.

Quotes by Roy Conli

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.