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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.

If I had a superpower, it would be to teleport. The idea of seeing the world in one day is exciting, but the thought of not checking bags almost moves me to tears.

Quotes by Colton Underwood

I don't believe the world's a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption.

Quotes by Colum McCann

'Let the Great World Spin' at the end talks a lot about connections and light and possibility and the fact that the world doesn't end. Even in the darkest times, we have to go on.

Quotes by Colum McCann

It strikes me there's a bunch of people in power who have really strong intentions of running the world and adjusting the world to exactly how they see it.

Quotes by Colin Hay

When I started at 'SNL,' I was lucky to start early. So now starting on 'Update,' I am the age when most people are when they start doing that. It feels like a different world and capacity, like starting over...

Quotes by Colin Jost

When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over everything that happens. When we're improvising, I'm with someone I totally trust. I know things are going to...

Quotes by Colin Mochrie

Who wouldn't want to be wizard, at least for a day, as long as you didn't have the dilemmas and the situations that Merlin was thrown into. I'd be happy if you could actually use the powers to have a...

Quotes by Colin Morgan

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

Quotes by Colin Powell

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

Quotes by Colin Powell

My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.

Quotes by Colin Quinn

I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.

Quotes by Colin Quinn

'Jurassic World' takes place in a fully functional park on Isla Nublar. It sees more than 20,000 visitors every day. You arrive by ferry from Costa Rica. It has elements of a biological preserve, a safari, a zoo, and a...

Quotes by Colin Trevorrow

I think living things can recognize the movement of other living things, and all the best animators in the world can't quite capture that something.

Quotes by Colin Trevorrow

There's a glee in building a world that is constructed on corporate synergy and all the luxuries of our modern life, and then just tearing it apart. I enjoy that!

Quotes by Colin Trevorrow

'Jurassic Park' doesn't belong to America; it belongs to the whole world.

Quotes by Colin Trevorrow

I had to travel into the future and direct 'Jurassic World' as myself in 20 years - and I did.

Quotes by Colin Trevorrow

The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.

Quotes by Colin Wilson

When I was a teenager I was a total romantic escapist. My world was books.

Quotes by Colin Wilson

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

Quotes by Colleen Atwood

I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to me randomly and unexpectedly.

Quotes by Colleen Atwood

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.