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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.

Artists who are passionate about their music and in love with their art go independent because they want to continue making music and serving it to the world.

Quotes by Mya

Being a woman is power. Just because we live in a male-dominated world doesn't mean that you're incapable or less than a man.

Quotes by Mya

It took time for me to step away and become an independent thinker so that wherever I am in the world, I understand who I am and that nothing's impossible.

Quotes by Mya

My problems are so miniscule compared to what's going on in the world. In that sense, I feel liberated.

Quotes by Mya

'Apocalyptic Love,' that is pretty from the hip in the sense that, one day, Slash and I were talking - I think it was Slash and I - about the end of the world and the Mayan calendar and all...

Quotes by Myles Kennedy

Because Slash is such a well-known performer all over the world, it definitely helped with the awareness of Alter Bridge. People come up to me and say that they saw me playing with Slash, and it turned them on to...

Quotes by Myles Kennedy

'World On Fire' isn't necessarily a profound statement about where we are as a planet. It's about living life to the fullest... carpe diem.

Quotes by Myles Kennedy

If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry would be invented that day. For there would be an intolerable hunger.

Quotes by Muriel Rukeyser

The actual world, not some fantastic structure that has nothing to do with reality, must provide the material for modern poetry.

Quotes by Muriel Rukeyser

The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often.

Quotes by Murray Gell-Mann

Apart from medieval China, which invented both paper and printing centuries before the West, the world had never seen government paper money until the colonial government of Massachusetts emitted a fiat paper issue in 1690.

Quotes by Murray Rothbard

Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.

Quotes by Murray Walker

It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

Quotes by Murray Walker

The main events of '205 Live' are always among the discussion as far as top acts of the week in the world.

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

Everyone in the world, regardless if they're Muslim or not, does not have to adhere to the label society slaps on you.

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women.

Quotes by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large.

Quotes by Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Be not entangled in this world of days and nights; Thou hast another time and space as well.

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world.

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising.

Quotes by Muhammad Iqbal

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.