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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 started wrestling at 15 and signed with world's biggest company by 21 and then had to rebuild myself again.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles are the ones everyone is aiming for, and if you're not aiming for them, you are in the wrong business - and I like to think that when the time is right, I will...

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

The response Cena elicits from the crowd is unreal. And critically, AJ Styles has been considered one of, if not, the best in the world. Together, it's magic.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

AJ Styles is the best in the world.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

When Vince McMahon said I was going to be a future world champion, he didn't say when.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

I was a boy that grew up in front of the world on television. Now I'm a man.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

Aleister Black - we've battled in the past, across the world. I've enjoyed his build, to watch his evolution as well.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

Promoters believed in me and gave me a platform, and then the fans started believing in me. It went from me trying to show the fans what I was all about to growing companies around the world. I got to...

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

I became one of the top wrestlers outside of WWE in the world, and it all happened because I started giving it my everything.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

In this world truth can wait; she is used to it.

Quotes by Douglas William Jerrold

My brother and sister are both older than I am and were born before my father went off to World War I.

Quotes by Douglass North

I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to...

Quotes by Douglass North

Every single character I've ever played has a little bit of me in them just because every single human in the world has a little bit of everything in them.

Quotes by Dove Cameron

I wake up in the morning, walk downstairs, and just bang on the piano and write about what's going on in the world around me.

Quotes by Drake Bell

In about a year's time, Elvis went from being very poor and living with his family in government housing in Memphis to all of a sudden being the biggest star in the world. Once fame hit, there was a lot...

Quotes by Drake Milligan

This was a time when racism was still very rampant, but the music that came out of Sun Studio was absolutely color blind. It was all about feeling. It was music that anybody could understand, and that made a step...

Quotes by Drake Milligan

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of the First World War.

Quotes by Douglas Hurd

The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly different lessons from the Second World War.

Quotes by Douglas Hurd

If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories.

Quotes by Douglas Kennedy

What we want is a social harmony, even as we live in a world where any idea about 'the real thing' is as likely to evoke the ancient memory of an advertisement for a soda pop as anything solid or...

Quotes by Douglas Lain

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.