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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 grew up in New York City, but the rest of the world was a very big part of my upbringing.

Quotes by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

The top climbers in the world had attempted this climb and couldn't do it. That history is what makes Meru special.

Quotes by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Sometimes when I flick through a magazine and see these thin models I'm left wondering what effect they can have on an insecure person. But I say to girls: forget what you see in the magazines, that is a world...

Quotes by Elisabetta Canalis

I remember my first lecture on my first day in evolutionary biology, how populations and species change. I sat thinking, 'Why doesn't everyone know this?' I look back on it almost in horror: I came so close to not knowing...

Quotes by Elise Andrew

I am just going to try to run my personal best. If it comes as a world record, I would appreciate it. But I would treat it as a personal best.

Quotes by Eliud Kipchoge

I want to show the world that you can go beyond your thoughts, you can break more than you think you can break.

Quotes by Eliud Kipchoge

In the offseason I allow my body to recover, my mind to recover. I like to be with my family, to read books, and know what is going on in the world, to understand how people think.

Quotes by Eliud Kipchoge

As soon as something becomes 'trendy,' I go off it. I hate the idea of being a sheep and just following a look because I've been told it's fashionable. Individuality makes the world a much more interesting place.

Quotes by Eliza Doolittle

I think that everyone in this world should be confident in who they are and believe in themselves no matter what.

Quotes by Eliza Doolittle

I learnt that if I want to make any difference, or changes to my world, then I've got to be involved. We need passion - that's how things change.

Quotes by Eliza Doolittle

That's an amazing gift as an actor - to be able to say I have an audience in so many countries in the world and that people know my work.

Quotes by Elisabeth Harnois

We often assume that if we are good people we will not suffer the ills of the world.

Quotes by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

According to my parents, I was supposed to have been a nice, churchgoing Swiss housewife. Instead I ended up an opinionated psychiatrist, author and lecturer in the American Southwest, who communicates with spirits from a world that I believe is...

Quotes by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Obviously, my life and my job in 2010 is very different from Peggy's experience in the 1960s. I exist in a world that enjoys more equality between men and women. But I don't take any of that into my performance....

Quotes by Elisabeth Moss

I love my work, but I do not think that I am saving the world... I am a Valley Girl.

Quotes by Elisabeth Moss

It would be really wonderful if people connected to the loneliness of what it means to be a human being in the world today.

Quotes by Elisabeth Shue

My mom had started to go to work when I was nine or ten, so I was aware of women trying to find their own identities by working. But I was still influenced by men to such an extreme. I...

Quotes by Elisabeth Shue

Growing up with three boys in a heavily male-dominated world, I especially needed to express myself as a woman.

Quotes by Elisabeth Shue

All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better.

Quotes by Eliot Engel

The free nations of the world will not be pushed around by terrorist cowards whose goal is to spread fear and destruction and destroy our liberty and way of life.

Quotes by Eliot Engel

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.