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All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the world - for me, that's my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time...

Quotes by Wale

I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.

Quotes by Walead Beshty

Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.

Quotes by Walid Jumblatt

To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why?

Quotes by W. H. Auden

In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.

Quotes by W. H. Auden

Shouldn't one of the goals of prison be getting as many of the inmates as possible back out into the world to be responsible citizens? Aren't we just wasting generations of human potential by keeping over two million people behind...

Quotes by W. Kamau Bell

As a child, I used to have a secret dread - and a recurring nightmare - of the whole world becoming city, being covered with cement and buildings and streets. No more country. No more woods.

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

I go five steps in the garden, and I immediately lose track of time... it is a kind of joy in being alive in being in the world. I always found that in the garden. That is what it means...

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

The Arab world is erupting, which is extraordinary, and to see it happen is like watching rings spreading on a pool - it goes out; it varies so much. The spontaneity is wonderful, but very often, if it's not well...

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

My main characters are the most sunny, happy, optimistic, loving creatures on the face of the Earth. I couldn't be happier that's where I start. I can put as many flawed people in the dog's world as I like, but...

Quotes by W. Bruce Cameron

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

Quotes by W. C. Fields

In almost every technology area that we're ahead in, we're ahead in because the United States leads the world in computers.

Quotes by W. Daniel Hillis

For most people, it is enough for the world to know that they aspire. The world does not ask what their aspirations are, trusting that those aspirations are for the best and greatest things. But with regard to the Negroes...

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

My autobiography is a digressive illustration and exemplification of what race has meant in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Quotes by W. E. B. Du Bois

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.

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