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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 Black Prism' is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, 1600-esque world. It's a fantasy story; it's fast and fun and inventive.

Quotes by Brent Weeks

I feel like I have the best job in the world.

Quotes by Bret Harrison

Triple H is a former bodybuilder. He's all about bodies. He thought that Hulk Hogan was the greatest wrestler in the world. They think Ultimate Warrior was the greatest wrestler in the world because that's what they're attracted to, but...

Quotes by Bret Hart

Being a background singer is one thing, but being on stage as the star is something else again. When you walk out there with all those people staring at you, it's like you're naked to the world. And I hate...

Quotes by Brenda Russell

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.

Quotes by Brendan Behan

Horrible things happen, but were they horrible? No, they were just circumstances of the world.

Quotes by Brendan Fraser

Most people go, I wish for world peace. But chaos has a place in balancing out the light and the dark in the world. I don't know if I would wish for world peace.

Quotes by Brendan Fraser

Like many of his fellow skyjackers, 49-year-old Arthur Gates Barkley was motivated by a complicated grievance against the federal government. In 1963, the World War II veteran had been fired as a truck driver for a bakery, after one of...

Quotes by Brendan I. Koerner

There are millions of sci-fi enthusiasts in the world, not just gamers.

Quotes by Brendan Iribe

In real life, that's how we're moving around. We look at things while we're walking and moving and turning around. We stare at objects in the world.

Quotes by Brendan Iribe

If loneliness is part of our essence, that is, our essential nature, that is only because of the way, in practical terms, we actually exist; that is, the way we move and work and live in the world.

Quotes by Brendan Myers

My first Kickstarter project created a book called 'Clear and Present Thinking', a college-level textbook on logic and critical reasoning, which was made available to the world for free. As a professor myself, I observed that the price of textbooks...

Quotes by Brendan Myers

Our world is utterly saturated with fear. We fear being attacked by religious extremists, both foreign and domestic. We fear the loss of political rights, a loss of privacy, or a loss of freedom. We fear being injured, robbed or...

Quotes by Brendan Myers

Every day alive in the 'Power' world is a beautiful day.

Quotes by Brandon Victor Dixon

Berry Gordy has always been this hazy legendary figure that I've known about in my childhood that was responsible for everything that I found important in the world.

Quotes by Brandon Victor Dixon

Everyone you talk to in the world, whether they know it or not, because the catalog is so vast, a lot of times people have favorite songs that are Motown songs that they didn't even know were Motown songs.

Quotes by Brandon Victor Dixon

World records aren't broken in practice, and competitive environments and adversity are the birthplace of champions.

Quotes by Brandon Webb

It's VH1, it's everywhere, and you know music is just the world right now. People love music.

Quotes by Brandy Norwood

Roman Reigns is, if not the best, one of the best performers in the world, hands down.

Quotes by Braun Strowman

Since day one, my inception, when I came into the world - I had my eyes on power. The WWE championship is power.

Quotes by Bray Wyatt

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.