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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 greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

Quotes by Elizabeth Hardwick

At a relatively early age, I began to believe that building a business was perhaps the greatest opportunity for making an impact, because it's a tool for making a change in the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Holmes

The worst possible thing in the world is to have someone who doesn't believe in you.

Quotes by Elizabeth Holmes

I grew up in a family of people who wanted to make a difference in the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Holmes

There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.

Quotes by Elizabeth I

I thought that the fashion world could be a bit fake sometimes, but it's nothing compared to Hollywood. These girls would walk over their grandmothers' graves to get a part, and the producers talk about actresses like they're dirt, picking...

Quotes by Elizabeth Jagger

I have a message to give to the world, and I shall not be thwarted.

Quotes by Elizabeth Kenny

I spent more time on dark ships in danger zones than any other woman in the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Kenny

You have a mind. And you have other people. Start with those, and change the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Coleman

In liberating Iraq, we have rid the nation and the rest of the world from the danger of Saddam Hussein.

Quotes by Elizabeth Dole

The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Dole

The United States is the leader of the free world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Dole

The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion.

Quotes by Elizabeth Drew

We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Esty

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

Quotes by Elizabeth Gaskell

There is nothing in the world like health. Live cleanly, and the high thinking will look after itself - or at least won't matter. Physical condition - there's nothing like it.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bibesco

Only the artists interest me whose hearts beat in unison with the poignant misery of the world. If you have not felt that, you have not lived. Pity is essential.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bibesco

It is not easy to be a pioneer - but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world.

Quotes by Elizabeth Blackwell

Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.

Quotes by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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.