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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 would hate to think of the theatre world without critics. Without them, we'd not have the record of each season.

Quotes by Marian Seldes

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

You really can change the world if you care enough.

Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

Quotes by Marian Wright Edelman

I suppose that I'm excited by exciting theater. It takes a risk to show us the world in a new way.

Quotes by Marianne Elliott

I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the world - and I'm lucky to see so much through cycling.

Quotes by Marianne Vos

The Marianne Vos Route goes through the seven villages of Aalburg, where I grew up, and celebrates my World and Olympic titles with a number of benches along the route, where you can stop and rest your legs. You'll see...

Quotes by Marianne Vos

I take the world very personally. I take history personally; I want to place myself in the larger context.

Quotes by Marianne Wiggins

Some men know that a light touch of the tongue, running from a woman's toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world...

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

As we become purer channels for God's light, we develop an appetite for the sweetness that is possible in this world. A miracle worker is not geared toward fighting the world that is, but toward creating the world that could...

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure about you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is...

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen.

Quotes by Marianne Williamson

My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world.

Quotes by Maria Semple

My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world. I always had a mind for characters and dialogue, and my head was filled with that stuff, so it seemed like a good place to start.

Quotes by Maria Semple

When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

Quotes by Maria Shriver

I feel very blessed to have four brothers. My brothers always say, 'Oh, you know, we prepared you for the world of journalism. We prepared you for Arnold. We prepared you for everything.' And in a way they're right. Because...

Quotes by Maria Shriver

A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time.

Quotes by Mariah Carey

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

Quotes by Mariah Carey

The Minted mission is to be a community that supports designers from all over the world and provides them with an opportunity to be discovered and build their careers.

Quotes by Mariam Naficy

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.