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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.

One day, when the world market is more or less fully developed and can no longer be suddenly enlarged, and if labour productivity continues to advance, then sooner or later the periodic clashes between productive forces and market barriers will...

Quotes by Rosa Luxemburg

Let us look at Jim Crow for the criminal he is and what he has done to one life multiplied millions of times over these United States and the world. He walks us on a tightrope from birth.

Quotes by Rosa Parks

Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world.

Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore.

Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction.

Quotes by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.

Quotes by Rosalind Wiseman

In the late '30's when I was in college, physics - and in particular, nuclear physics - was the most exciting field in the world.

Quotes by Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Zumba is so energising and refreshing. It's totally fun. My face turns red at the end of the session, and I feel like I am ready to take over the world.

Quotes by Roop Durgapal

I think, for an artiste, it's important to be aware of world cinema.

Quotes by Roop Durgapal

Or the Department of Education and another ministry were worried about duplication of effort, so what did they do? They set up two committees to look into duplication and neither knew what the other was up to. It really is...

Quotes by Rory Bremner

It's a new world that's very, very difficult to make sense of. But we have a new hope. We have a new man. America has now elected its first openly black President.

Quotes by Rory Bremner

I think there is a lot to be said for the respect that our parents had for children, and for my brothers and sisters and me at a very young age, and for exposing them to the world and what's...

Quotes by Rory Kennedy

I feel the world is over-saturated with products, and it isn't about what you're wearing as much as it is about what message you are trying to convey.

Quotes by Ronnie Radke

Our first and main focus will continue to be producing content for a huge domestic market and the second largest migrant population in the world, which is south Asian.

Quotes by Ronnie Screwvala

We are calling ourselves a startup nation, but the number of people who set out on their own is very low; even 10,000 a year would be low in a country like India. We can say we are a startup...

Quotes by Ronnie Screwvala

The beauty of the university world is that you can use it as a microcosm to parody anything in the 'real' world.

Quotes by Ronny Chieng

I come from the corporate world, where everyone has a five-year plan, but performing arts doesn't work that way; you just kinda do the best job you can with the gig you've got.

Quotes by Ronny Chieng

America is the NBA of culture. So to have Asian people in the biggest entertainment market in the world, in Hollywood, is cool.

Quotes by Ronny Chieng

I hope to build not the largest film and media studio in the world, but perhaps one of the coolest and also the most inclusive.

Quotes by Rony Abovitz

We want the digital world to bend to your physical life, your real emotional life as a person, and we don't want you to bend to computers.

Quotes by Rony Abovitz

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.