Subject: Places » World

There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.

(1918 – 1990) American actress & singer

I'm sitting on top of the world, and I've got hemorrhoids.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The earth is a used Kleenex on the universe's nightstand.

(1959 – ) American stand-up comedian, actor & writer

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

1944) is an American writer & screenwriter

Last night I fell asleep in a satellite dish… my dreams were broadcast all over the world.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I have a large seashell collection, which I keep scattered on beaches all over the world.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl.

(1888 – 1989) American composer & lyricist

You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

I would say the world's in terrible shape, but I'm afraid the world would say, 'Look who's talking!'

(1943 – 1974) American singer (Mamas & Papas)

The world is divided into people who do things – and people who get the credit.

(1873 – 1931) businessman, politician & diplomat

New Jersey is to America as America is to the world.

(1977 – ) American television producer, writer & comedian

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

(1962 – ) American author & poet

All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.

(1880 – 1964) Irish dramatist

World: A place that was built in six days – and looks it.

The world is round; it has no point.

writer, humorist, columnist & speaker

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.

(1942 – 2008) American author, producer, director & screenwriter

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

(1908 – 1999) English writer