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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.

Politicians in Washington work in a small, sheltered world where they lurch from crisis to crisis that they create, nurture and use as ideological triggers in their selfish pursuit of re-election.

Quotes by Mike Barnicle

Political people give speeches and espouse positions declaring that America is the best and strongest nation in the world.

Quotes by Mike Barnicle

I would love to earn another fight with Ronda Rousey again. She's the best in the world, and as a competitor you want to go up against the best. She's demolished everyone and I think I'm the only one that...

Quotes by Miesha Tate

I think at any point, as an artist, whatever the medium - just having an audience means the world.

Quotes by Miguel

To be the first Puerto Rican to win a world title in four divisions would be an achievement. Gomez, Benitez, there have been a lot of good fighters from Puerto Rico before me. When I started boxing, Tito Trinidad was...

Quotes by Miguel Cotto

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars; and the world will be better for this.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

The only way to give finality to the world is to give it consciousness.

Quotes by Miguel de Unamuno

My favorite place in the whole world is Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Quotes by Miguel Ferrer

Companies have greater responsibility to their team members and to the world these days. We're the ones with the power. Large employers are the ones that can move the needle on issues.

Quotes by Miguel McKelvey

People will always try to find themselves and their place in the world.

Quotes by Mickey Hart

I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern.

Quotes by Mickey Rooney

This is the kind of world I was born in, one in which I had only one reason for existence: pleasing others.

Quotes by Mickey Rooney

The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal.

Quotes by Mickey Rourke

I had the desire to be the best in the world.

Quotes by Mickie James

I knocked a lot of guys out from the seventh round on - so if I gave up, I would never have achieved what I did. There was no giving up. It's weak to give up. The easiest thing in...

Quotes by Micky Ward

Since I've got on the Internet, it's opened a whole world of wasted time for me. My wife says she's an Internet widow.

Quotes by Mick Ralphs

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.