World Quotes

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

We are spending more as a percentage of our entire economy, almost 25 percent, than we have spent at any time since the end of World War II.

Let me into your lives, your world. Live on me, so that you may become truly alive.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.

Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.

As a soldier, I survived World War I when most of my comrades did not.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

As the U.S. trade deficit, and the portion of that deficit attributed to China, continue to grow, our own economy is at risk of losing its reputation as a leader in world trade.

Hustlers of the world, there is one mark you cannot beat: the mark inside.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

After all these years, I'm finally into soccer. The World Cup is on, and my band is an international group - they're all around me, cheering in the hotel bars.

As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.

There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust.

That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Without the Empire we should be tossed like a cork in the cross current of world politics. It is at once our sword and our shield.

Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to give us good on this earth.

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

The international order established at the end of World War II could certainly have been worse. However, this order did contain certain factors which bore within them the seeds of instability.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.