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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.

It's very hard to cheaply build anything significant in a multi-platform, mobile world.

Quotes by Keith Teare

As users replace usage of the web with a mobile, app-centric ecosystem, the phone becomes the center of gravity. In this mobile world, Facebook is just one app on the phone.

Quotes by Keith Teare

The Facebook of 2011, the Twitter of 2011 and the Google of 2011 are all understood to be in need of reinvention for a mobile-centric world with no clear strategy to make revenue.

Quotes by Keith Teare

Dave Franco, I could put him up there with the best card throwers in the world. Not the best sleight of hand, but he could take a card and fire it over there and stick it into an apple. If...

Quotes by Keith Barry

If you can make a movie, make one. If you can sing a song, sing it. If you can write a play, write it. If you want to run for office, run. But do something to make this world a...

Quotes by Keith Ellison

Those who seek the divine want to make this world a better place, which first requires that we communicate.

Quotes by Keith Ellison

I'm not here to change the world, but I do think while you're here you should have a bit of passion about life.

Quotes by Keith Flint

That's just the way the world's going - everything has to be so instantly commercial that it kills anything that's a little bit underground instantly.

Quotes by Keith Flint

I know I'm in the best band in the world.

Quotes by Keith Flint

The sudden collapse of the monarchy that had ruled Russia for three hundred years led to chaos. Russia immediately became, as one participant put it, 'the freest country in the world.'

Quotes by Keith Gessen

I left the world of jail with plenty of relief but, more than anything, with a sense of unease that I still can't quite shake.

Quotes by Keith Gessen

After Stalin died, the Soviet Union began inching toward the world again. The ban on jazz was lifted. Ernest Hemingway was published; the Pushkin Museum in Moscow hosted an exhibit of the works of Picasso.

Quotes by Keith Gessen

Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.

Quotes by Keith Haring

My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can.

Quotes by Keith Haring

I started making work that I assumed would be far too garish, far too decadent, far too black for the world to care about. I, to this day, am thankful to whatever force there is out there that allows me...

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

Painting is about the world that we live in. Black men live in the world. My choice is to include them.

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

My mother introduced to me as a child the world of language: the way in which translation can be a system by which you can understand others.

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

The art world has become so insular. The rules have become so autodidactic that, in a sense, they lose track of what people have any interest in thinking about, talking about, or even looking at.

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

It was an amazing childhood, despite what you might think about black struggle and poor neighbourhoods and the ghetto. My mother was an educated, budding linguist who really inspired us. Some of the leading indicators of success in the world...

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

I'm like a gypsy. I've got a place in Beijing, a place in New York, a place in west Africa; I'm working on a place in Colombia. I like the fact that painting is portable - and I've wanted my...

Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

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.