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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.

People who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children, and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright.' And I think: 'Why...

Quotes by Helen McCrory

What interests me about life most is people, and the why of the world. That's what theatre looks at: it examines life, and gives it a cohesiveness that life doesn't have.

Quotes by Helen McCrory

The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It's a world that needs women.

Quotes by Helen Mirren

Hollywood is a very small world; the people who matter matter, and the people who don't matter are just like nothing.

Quotes by Helen Mirren

What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used...

Quotes by Helen Mirren

I don't feel there's a difference between the real world and the fairy-tale world. They contain psychological truths and, I guess, projections of what the culture that tells them thinks about various things: men, women, aging, dying - the most...

Quotes by Helen Oyeyemi

I think, basically, what I'm good for is reading - a lot. I think I'll always be more of a reader than a writer, definitely. There are sooo many books in the world I haven't read, sometimes I feel as...

Quotes by Helen Oyeyemi

If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

There are more fools in the world than there are people.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

The world changed from having the determinism of a clock to having the contingency of a pinball machine.

Quotes by Heinz R. Pagels

Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.

Quotes by Helen Clark

I doubt I'm the fastest player in the world!

Quotes by Hector Bellerin

Mesut is a player that has been through a lot in his career through loads of ups and downs, but most of all he's a born champion and he's a player who has so many records in the world of...

Quotes by Hector Bellerin

It feels that while the young people are trying to fight for a world where there's equality, everyone's the same, everyone's helping each other, we want to take care of the planet... it seems like the people that are ruling...

Quotes by Hector Bellerin

In this new world, with smartphones and tablets and cloud computing, things are moving around fast.

Quotes by Hector Ruiz

Intel continues... to abuse their monopoly, and that's why, around the world, governments and regulatory agencies continue to go after them.

Quotes by Hector Ruiz

I don't like the collusion between high fashion design and high street. You have to know where you stand. I belong to luxury fashion. That's what I've always felt and embraced. I like the best quality, the best fabrics and...

Quotes by Hedi Slimane

In the future, fast-fashion retailers might change their philosophy toward real efforts to create a world of their own. One can only hope.

Quotes by Hedi Slimane

Fashion is a very particular world, as you know.

Quotes by Heidi Klum

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.