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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 treat acting as my job. I say that, as I have found there is a beauty in separating yourself from the world and from acting.

Quotes by Percelle Ascott

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Quotes by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.

Quotes by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Melbourne, where I grew up, is one of the street art capitals of the world. Something about discovering freshly painted walls always fills me with optimism; it's autonomous and democratic, and reminds me that maybe people are paying attention after...

Quotes by Penelope Mitchell

I really feel kind of guilty spending 80 million dollars. People are starving in the world.

Quotes by Penelope Spheeris

I was always into music. I think everyone is when they're a teenager, as a way to drown out the world.

Quotes by Penelope Spheeris

When we did Wayne's World, it was 14 million dollars and they didn't bug us too much because they just thought it was some little movie that nobody was ever going to see. We showed them.

Quotes by Penelope Spheeris

For much of the final decade of the 20th century, one story regularly dominated the news across much of the developed world. It was the unravelling of the marriage between the heir to the British throne and his beautiful, charismatic...

Quotes by Penny Junor

Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.

Quotes by Penny Junor

Rod and I are living a very charmed and fortunate life, and I wouldn't change it for the world.

Quotes by Penny Lancaster

I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone and call anybody to put myself out there. I don't live my life anymore that way.

Quotes by Peggy Lipton

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we see.

Quotes by Peggy Noonan

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone.

Quotes by Peggy Noonan

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.

Quotes by Peggy Noonan

Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games.

Quotes by Pele

I represent Brazil all over the world. Wherever I go I have to do my best, to not disappoint the Brazilian people. And that I've done.

Quotes by Pele

The World Cup is a very complicated tournament - six games, seven if you make it to the final - and maybe if you lose one game you're out, even if you're the best.

Quotes by Pele

The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world.

Quotes by Pele

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

Quotes by Pele

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father...

Quotes by Pele

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.