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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, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world - at least, a world inhabited by creatures other than bacteria and beetles, with some scattering of others.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

In the late 1990s, some of the worst terrorist atrocities in the world were what the Turkish government itself called state terror, namely massive atrocities, 80 percent of the arms coming from the United States, millions of refugees, tens of...

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is routine.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world...

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend. She has enthralled millions of hearts all over the world with her music.

Quotes by Nita Ambani

Motherhood is the most challenging as well as the utmost satisfying vocation in this world.

Quotes by Nita Ambani

I see the world as a magical place. Therefore, it was only natural that magic wafted from my fiction like smoke.

Quotes by Nnedi Okorafor

If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger...

Quotes by Nneka

I obviously want a safe world for everybody if we're getting really deep, but my safe and happy place is always going to be music.

Quotes by Noah Cyrus

What a lot of the public doesn't know, and I'm sure my fans aren't aware of, orcas have died living at Sea World, and that has not been from old age.

Quotes by Noah Cyrus

In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know?

Quotes by Noah Emmerich

I'll never forget when I was running, when I was knocking on doors for my first office as I served as a Cleveland city councilwoman and to have older men say to me, 'Can you do this and be a...

Quotes by Nina Turner

I am on a mission to help make this world a better place.

Quotes by Nina Turner

There's nothing in the world that isn't good, bad, and indifferent.

Quotes by Ninette de Valois

It's exciting to see a brand like Hershey's is getting into the gaming world.

Quotes by Ninja

It is really a great feeling to win a World Cup on your birthday.

Quotes by Nino Schurter

Every World Cup I want to try and win, and my 30th World Cup win was a big goal. And it's a good feeling to go into the world championships with a good result.

Quotes by Nino Schurter

Winning the Absa Cape Epic already was a wonderful surprise. The World Cup was, for sure, my main goal, but winning all of them was nothing I had planned on.

Quotes by Nino Schurter

Only when I saw I could be the first one to win five world cup races in a row did I get some extra motivation to go for it. And after winning five, I said to myself, 'Why not win...

Quotes by Nino Schurter

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.