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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.

The world of 'The Hunger Games' is a paranoid survivalist's dream.

Quotes by Kenneth Oppel

All too often, the word 'religion' has become identified with those promoting a frankly anti-scientific view of nature and of our place in the natural world.

Quotes by Kenneth R. Miller

For much of history it was possible to believe that the great diversity of life on Earth was a fixed creation, that the living world had never changed. But when the first stirrings of industry demanded that fuel be dug...

Quotes by Kenneth R. Miller

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

Quotes by Kenneth Branagh

The culture of rigorous questioning and open discourse at the University of Chicago has opened minds to ideas that have changed the world.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

It is my hope that visitors, artists, and students from around the world will experience all that MoMA has to offer for generations to come.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

I was attracted to law school because I believed it would help me prepare for a career in the real world.

Quotes by Kenneth Chenault

Harvard Law provided an opportunity to learn from a faculty that had shaped the laws of our country and helped to change the world around us. It also offered an opportunity to study with the brightest students and to test...

Quotes by Kenneth Chenault

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.

Quotes by Kenneth Clarke

I am a stalwart supporter of the British judiciary who are the best in the world.

Quotes by Kenneth Clarke

No country anywhere in the world allows material that genuinely puts national security at risk into the public domain, and that includes a courtroom.

Quotes by Kenneth Clarke

When I was a young man in the 1970s, tech firms were scattered across the developed world. Since then, America has come to dominate tech almost totally.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

I've long loved emerging markets airlines because they usually sell at bargain prices. The troubled history of developed market airlines unfairly taints these stocks. In the emerging world, they're growth stocks.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

The world is filled with successful small businesses that stay small.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent - I name no names. It takes all sorts to make a world.

Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

Leaving Nickelodeon was definitely an adjustment. Because then, it was back to the real world of, 'Now I'm an adult looking for a job,' as opposed to a kid that's getting introduced to all these people like, 'Look how cute...

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

Comedy is here to bring joy to the world, whether you want to hear the curse words or not.

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

Given the news we all read or hear about, it's actually made me a stronger parent - I'm not a 'helicopter parent,' but I am very aware of local and world events and want to teach them what's right and...

Quotes by Kendra Wilkinson

The thing that what we're taught in the public school system is everything you should know, I disagree with that. The most brilliant people in the world were dropouts - not that I'm pro-dropping out.

Quotes by Kendra Wilkinson

My graduate study was interrupted, like that of many others, by World War II.

Quotes by Kenneth Arrow

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.