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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.

My father was not only a planetary scientist and a great popularizer of science, but he thought very deeply about the world. He was a scholar, he studied history. He taught a class in critical thinking, and he was very,...

Quotes by Nick Sagan

I'm the world 'Guinness Book of Records' holder of 1,749 hugs in one hour. My arms fell off.

Quotes by Nick Vujicic

In elementary school, we all say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.' In high school, we should say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, shut your mouth.' So that's what...

Quotes by Nick Vujicic

If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination.

Quotes by Nick Lowe

We are the world. We are the people and we deserve better not because we're worth it but because no worth can be put on the incalculable, on the infinite, on life.

Quotes by Nick Mancuso

Every citizen in every country in the world now grows up in two nations. Their own and Hollywood.

Quotes by Nick Mancuso

The more I have written, the less it has been about exploring myself, and the more it has been about exploring the world around me.

Quotes by Nick McDonell

I'm terrified of getting what I'm not deserving of, feeling that I've got something for nothing... at the expense of brilliant starving writers all over the world. But I have to hope these people who are helping me have integrity.

Quotes by Nick McDonell

Someone once accused me of slumming. I don't know what that means. I play basketball. And through that, I get to see a world that is not smart-kid world.

Quotes by Nick McDonell

We're really all alone. We can't ever get inside another person's spirit, and see the world they do. So we are alone in that sense. The only way we have to communicate feelings is through words.

Quotes by Nick Nolte

When I was a kid, my dad went to World War II. I didn't know him. I was born in '41.

Quotes by Nick Nolte

We can do things that we never could before. Stop-motion lets you build tiny little worlds, and computers make that world even more believable.

Quotes by Nick Park

My dream was to draw for 'The Beano.' When I was 10 years old, I started drawing cartoon strips with 'The Beano' in mind. I lived in that world. You own a comic, it's yours and adults don't understand it....

Quotes by Nick Park

But through world wars and a Great Depression, through painful social upheaval and a Cold War, and now through the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has indeed survived.

Quotes by Nick Rahall

The fight scenes in 'The World's End' have a certain balletic quality to them.

Quotes by Nick Frost

The skiing center of the world is southeastern Indiana, where I like to call home. It looks like the Alps there; it's crazy.

Quotes by Nick Goepper

I'm a novelist: I spend a great part of my day pretending to myself that I'm in a different world, being a different person, faced with decisions I pretend I haven't created.

Quotes by Nick Harkaway

Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.

Quotes by Nick Harkaway

I know that when I talk to my parents and my friends, there's a strong feeling of the world out of control and damaged.

Quotes by Nick Harkaway

I am the world's most appalling martial artist. I am so bad. I've studied jujitsu, kickboxing, t'ai chi. Once, I was sparring with someone, made a mistake, and managed to knock them down. I was so shocked that I dropped...

Quotes by Nick Harkaway

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.