World quotes
26.2K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside world — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age."
"Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister uses by those who control propaganda."
"Intelligence, it might be said, has caused our troubles; but it is not unintelligence that will cure them. Only more and wiser intelligence can make a happier world"
"To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true."
"Even if we could be certain that one of the world's religions were perfectly true, given the sheer number of conflicting faiths on offer, every believer should expect damnation purely as a matter of probability."
"If mortals wait until the gods remake the world to their liking to be happy, they are already in hell."
"To make the world a better place, see the world as a better place."
"Teach yourself freedom with the same zeal that the world has taught you limits."
"From that moment on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again."
"Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world is a super-big thing."
"It is my belief that industry and government around the world should work even more closely to protect the privacy and security of Internet users, and promote the exchange of ideas, while respecting legitimate government considerations."
"A lot of the things that will really improve the world fortunately aren't dependent on Washington doing something different."
"I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it’s just such a dramatic success."
"Why would you get up there and bore people? I never have figured that out. These people are supposedly in the entertainment industry, and they finally get up there to that podium and they become the most boring people in the world."
"The world is satisfied with words, few care to dive beneath the surface."
"The world of research has gone berserk. Too much paper work."
"If I could have any job in the world, I'd start out by writing a blog on Wired.com."
"I guess there's just a meanness in this world"
"There is a place for visionaries and the avant-garde in this world, but not at 9 o'clock on a network."
"There is no peace in the world until you find peace within yourself in this moment."
