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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.

Outside of the gay world, I don't know how many people know me.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

In the gay world, and in drag in particular, they love to put you on a pedestal and then two minutes later rip you down.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

Oh my God, of course there's everybody in the world that I would love to work with. I mean I got to meet and work with Joan Rivers, who was my absolute favorite. Sadly I didn't get to meet Mr....

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

No one can play crazy like Glenn Close. I loved her in 'Fatal Attraction,' '101 Dalmatians,' 'The World According to Garp' - all of those are great.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

I'll be the first to thank RuPaul, who gave me the money and let me out into the world. RuPaul is an excellent role model. I'm talking about someone who has worked hard in the business for quite some time....

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

We live in a world where everybody's an expert. Everybody's doing a YouTube video. Everyone's doing a tutorial of what needs to happen.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.

Quotes by Bianca Jagger

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.

Quotes by Bianca Jagger

I feel great identification with the developing world.

Quotes by Bianca Jagger

The World Championship gold was a surprise and took a lot of pressure off in terms of qualifying for Rio, but I still need more points, and winning in Manchester would be massive for me.

Quotes by Bianca Walkden

If I'm able to win the world championships when I'm not even at my best, then with another year until Rio, maybe I could even become Olympic champion.

Quotes by Bianca Walkden

To the outside world, I was pretty bad at everything my whole life. People didn't credit me for my musicianship.

Quotes by Bibi Bourelly

I'm just trying to give the world something pure for a change. We'll see what happens.

Quotes by Bibi Bourelly

My dad is Jean-Paul Bourelly, a really prestige guitar player in Europe, and he toured with Miles Davis. I was always surrounded by the most prestige kind of musicians from Senegal, Trinidad, Poland, Nigeria, and all around the world.

Quotes by Bibi Bourelly

I was writing my Ph.D. in the late 1980s and was keeping an eye on what was happening in the world. It became obvious to me that Russia couldn't live without computers. I think I worked this out a year...

Quotes by Bidzina Ivanishvili

To play your music in front of the fans that love it, it's like the best feeling in the world.

Quotes by Big Boi

The world is really run by the Web. There's so much information out there that you can click and keep going down the rabbit hole finding stuff.

Quotes by Big Boi

Some issues just need to be dealt with - that we're still dealing with in the world, with police brutality and racism.

Quotes by Big Freedia

Everything has a feeling to it, even if it's not your type of music - it has a feeling for somebody in the world.

Quotes by Big Freedia

I am interested in a lot of things - not just show business and my passion for animals. I try to keep current in what's going on in the world. I do mental exercises. I don't have any trouble memorizing...

Quotes by Betty White

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.