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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 had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.

Quotes by Ines de La Fressange

I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.

Quotes by Inge de Bruijn

Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I...

Quotes by Inge de Bruijn

I have always appreciated the honest brutality of the international film world. One need never doubt one's worth in the market. Mine was zero.

Quotes by Ingmar Bergman

On a personal level, there are many people who have meant a great deal to me. My father and mother were certainly of vital importance, not only in themselves but because they created a world for me to revolt against.

Quotes by Ingmar Bergman

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Quotes by Ingrid Bergman

In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life.

Quotes by Ingrid Betancourt

To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.

Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk

I want to have a president in the U.S. who tries to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

Quotes by Imran Khan

Playing for CSK, one of the best franchises in the world, I've to show people how much I love and respect this team.

Quotes by Imran Tahir

I have always wanted to play in the World Cup.

Quotes by Imran Tahir

I've played all over the world. I've played in England, South Africa, Pakistan.

Quotes by Imran Tahir

If the world is an objective reality that exists independently of us, then humans themselves, even in their own eyes, are nothing more than objects, and their life stories merely a series of disconnected historical accidents, which they may wonder...

Quotes by Imre Kertesz

The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in...

Quotes by Imre Kertesz

I myself got married at a very young age. It has always intrigued me because marriage is very synthetic in an otherwise natural world.

Quotes by Imtiaz Ali

I come from a middle class background. I have travelled a lot by trains and have lived in the world. It is a world I cannot get away from; I would not even want to.

Quotes by Imtiaz Ali

My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she...

Quotes by Ina Garten

I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.

Quotes by Ina May Gaskin

I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self-esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It's not the outside world - it's your interior life, that critic within you,...

Iman

I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.

Quotes by Imelda May

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.