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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'd like more of the world go back to being wild.

Quotes by Hayao Miyazaki

I don't like games. You're robbing the precious time of children to be children. They need to be in touch with the real world more.

Quotes by Hayao Miyazaki

You go on these Internet blogs and people say the meanest things. I'm a normal person. Just because I'm in the spotlight doesn't mean I'm God's gift to the world. I'm learning and making mistakes just like every other 17-year-old...

Quotes by Hayden Panettiere

I am often lost in my own world, with a frown on my face.

Quotes by Hayley Atwell

Cleveland has a very bad reputation, but there's a lot of stuff that's left over from when there were very wealthy people - the Art Museum and a world class symphony that's still world class.

Quotes by Harvey Pekar

Keep in mind that there are many neurotoxins in the world. Dozens of natural and industrial substances have neurotoxic properties.

Quotes by Harvey V. Fineberg

We've gone from a preponderance of acute and infectious disease as a source of premature death to chronic diseases, which are the preponderance of the burden of illness in most of the world. That puts a much higher premium on...

Quotes by Harvey V. Fineberg

One thing I found very interesting about comedians around the world was their knowledge of stuff outside of their own culture and comfort zone. That's not very common in the States. We produce our own soft power, which is pop...

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

There's all sorts of terrible things that happen around the world. And comedy's one of those few things where you can discuss those things.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

My biggest inspiration is black America and what they've done in the arts. I have always felt like an outsider in America, and what black Americans have done to add their chapter to this book called the American dream, and...

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

Donald Trump is an extremist leader who came out of nowhere. He's self-financed, recruits through social media, attracts his followers with a radical ideology to take over the world, and is actively trying to promote a war between Islam and...

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

One person has a responsibility not just for himself but for inter-relationships with the existences of others and the world.

Quotes by Haskell Wexler

I don't know why I developed a social consciousness, but I really think I have a consciousness; I feel connected to everything and everybody in the world.

Quotes by Haskell Wexler

A great deal of unnecessarily bad golf is played in this world.

Quotes by Harry Vardon

Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world.

Quotes by Harry von Zell

I love directing more than anything in the world, and I love being in the editing room. I love cutting. When I'm shooting, I cut it in my head anyway. That's not to say that it always turns out that...

Quotes by Hart Bochner

A physician is obligated to consider more than a diseased organ, more even than the whole man - he must view the man in his world.

Quotes by Harvey Cushing

The world is full of more interesting things than my voice.

Quotes by Harvey Fierstein

I'd like to be remembered for being a fairly pleasant person and for having gotten along for the most part with a lot of the people I've worked with. And for having a wonderful life and for having enjoyed practically...

Quotes by Harry Morgan

Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world.

Quotes by Harry Reasoner

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.