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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.

We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin

As a champion and one of the best fighters in the world, guys should always step up to the plate and want to fight Jon Jones.

Quotes by Daniel Cormier

If you're the UFC champion, you're the best in the world at what you do, and I get the opportunity to do that.

Quotes by Daniel Cormier

I want to be regarded as the best guy in the world, and I want to beat the best guy in the world.

Quotes by Daniel Cormier

I usually fight a lot. 2015, I fought three times. I fought three of the best guys in the entire world.

Quotes by Daniel Cormier

I've read some criticism of 'The Good Doctor' that says it's overly sweet and syrupy. I'll take that criticism, given the world that we live in. I'd much rather be on that side of the equation than the opposite.

Quotes by Daniel Dae Kim

I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world long after the film is finished.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I can't honestly account for the very personal response that I have to one story and not another, a sense of an orbit, the orbit of a world that draws me as my own life recedes.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women.

Quotes by Daniel Defoe

So much of boxing is to do with your mental state. Evander Holyfield talks about spirit. I definitely have that spirit and feel like I've got something special inside me. It's about me bringing it out, controlling it and using...

Quotes by Daniel Dubois

I believe I am world class and it is only a matter of time before I am up there with the big names. I am a man on a mission and not going to be stopped.

Quotes by Daniel Dubois

I've got world championship potential; I'm out there to be the best fighter I can be.

Quotes by Daniel Dubois

By the time 2020 comes around I expect to be world heavyweight champion.

Quotes by Daniel Dubois

On a week night I'll be with the family. I've got a six-year-old brother, Solomon, he's gonna be a boxer for sure, a world champion in the making. We talk boxing and just bounce off each other's energy.

Quotes by Daniel Dubois

We really do believe that we can improve the world, one song at a time.

Quotes by Daniel Ek

People just want to have access to all of the world's music.

Quotes by Daniel Ek

When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie.

Quotes by Daniel Espinosa

Do we have the right to understand the world we live in? The right to all the information regarding why our governments are making the decisions that they are?

Quotes by Daniel Espinosa

When we think back at our youth, we always remember the feeling of freedom... that you actually believe in the world. Even if it goes well for you in life, you can never attain that freedom in your imagination of...

Quotes by Daniel Espinosa

I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and to do that you had to study linguistics, and so that was my initial exposure to...

Quotes by Daniel Everett

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.