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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.

We can today open wide the history of their administrations and point with pride to every act, and challenge the world to point out a single act stained with injustice to the North, or with partiality to their own section.

Quotes by Robert Toombs

They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.

Quotes by Robert Toombs

We like to challenge ourselves, and having new material and presenting it to the world is fun and exciting and fresh.

Quotes by Robert Trujillo

A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world.

Quotes by Robert Smithson

Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head.

Quotes by Robert Smithson

Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.

Quotes by Robert South

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Quotes by Robert South

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.

Quotes by Robert Southey

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday - especially if it was one's own - brightened the world as if a second sun has risen.

Quotes by Robert Staughton Lynd

And in order to succeed in later life, you need creative skills because look at how fast the world is changing.

Quotes by Robert Sternberg

I think the relationship between social-dominance orientation in people and the extent to which they're made uncomfortable by ambiguity and novelty is really important. Better a stable world that's familiar, in which I'm doing pretty poorly, than dealing with all...

Quotes by Robert Sapolsky

We are moving into a world where companies will be able to offer us products and services based on our last two hours of activity. This is both exciting and frightening at the same time.

Quotes by Robert Scoble

Apple has hundreds of stores around the world that are beautiful, and they have a distribution system and a staff of 40 or 50 people that will help you.

Quotes by Robert Scoble

I do not see Windows Phones anywhere in the world except Seattle.

Quotes by Robert Scoble

I'd try to become known as a world expert on 'something,' to take a small niche you can define.

Quotes by Robert Scoble

My favorite conference so far has been Davos, the World Economic Forum. The people there were really incredible.

Quotes by Robert Scoble

I want to know everything there is to know about Lewis and Clark. And I want to do the Sunday crossword in less than an hour. I want to be the best dad in the world. I want to play...

Quotes by Robert Sean Leonard

A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind.

Quotes by Robert Sheckley

As a kid, I didn't drift into the comic world too much because I preferred to read fantasies novels and science fiction.

Quotes by Robert Sheehan

I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out the real world.

Quotes by Robert Rauschenberg

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.