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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.

The world used us as an excuse to go mad.

Quotes by George Harrison

The Beatles saved the world from boredom.

Quotes by George Harrison

All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.

Quotes by George Harrison

They gave their money, and they gave their screams. But the Beatles kind of gave their nervous systems. They used us as an excuse to go mad, the world did, and then blamed it on us.

Quotes by George Harrison

Literature delivers tidings of the world within and the world without.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

Quotes by George Herbert

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

Quotes by George Herbert

Man lives in a world of meaning.

Quotes by George Herbert Mead

The only real game - I think - in the world is baseball.

Quotes by George Herman

Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world.

Quotes by George Herman

You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Quotes by George Herman

I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world.

Quotes by George Foreman

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

Quotes by George Foreman

You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.

Quotes by George Foreman

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

Quotes by George Foreman

I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear up the world, beat up the world. And I'd try to show them they didn't need anger. They...

Quotes by George Foreman

When the Lord sent me forth into the world, He forbade me to put off my hat to any, high or low.

Quotes by George Fox

I think that both men, Bush and Blair, will be damned in history. Both men have made their respective countries the two most hated countries in the world.

Quotes by George Galloway

Henry Kissinger is the greatest living war criminal in the world today, with the blood of millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia and Laos and Chile and East Timor on his hands. He will never appear in a court...

Quotes by George Galloway

Bush, and Blair, and the prime minister of Japan, and Berlusconi, these people are criminals, and they are responsible for mass murder in the world, for the war, and for the occupation, through their support for Israel, and through their...

Quotes by George Galloway

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.