--- title: "25 World Worse Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 25 World Worse quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best World Worse sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/oscar-wilde-16_humor_there-is-only-one-thing-in-the-world-wor_294752.jpg" --- > [“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/there-is-only-one-thing-in-the-world-worse-than-being-talked-about/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/oscar-wilde-16_humor_there-is-only-one-thing-in-the-world-wor_294752.jpg) > [The people that are making this world worse don't take a day off, how can I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-marley/the-people-that-are-making-this-world-worse-don-t-take-a-day-off-how/) [Bob Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/bob-marley-680_days-off_the-people-that-are-making-this-world-wo_2660060.jpg) > [The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hochschild/the-first-world-war-in-so-many-ways-shaped-the-20th-century-and/) [Adam Hochschild](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hochschild/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/adam-hochschild-4138_20th-century_the-first-world-war-in-so-many-ways-shap_2340142.jpg) > [You've always got to be happy and realize that there are people in the world who have it worse than you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-chung/you-ve-always-got-to-be-happy-and-realize-that-there-are-people-in/) [Patrick Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-chung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/patrick-chung-7083_always_you-ve-always-got-to-be-happy-and-realiz_90364.jpg) > [The only thing in the world worse than being Oscar Wilde is not being Oscar Wilde.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/the-only-thing-in-the-world-worse-than-being-oscar-wilde-is-not-being/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/oscar-wilde-16_oscar-wilde_the-only-thing-in-the-world-worse-than-b_2526314.jpg) > [The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-marley/the-people-who-were-trying-to-make-this-world-worse-are-not-taking/) [Bob Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/bob-marley-680_days-off_the-people-who-were-trying-to-make-this_210921.jpg) > [“In the next world I could not be worse than I am in this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/branwell-bronte/in-the-next-world-i-could-not-be-worse-than-i-am-in-this/) [Branwell Bronte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/branwell-bronte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/branwell-bronte-68125_despair_in-the-next-world-i-could-not-be-worse-t_2649789.jpg) > [I don't want the world to get any worse. I want to make it better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/india-arie/i-don-t-want-the-world-to-get-any-worse-i-want-to-make-it-better/) [India Arie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/india-arie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/india-arie-3506_better_i-don-t-want-the-world-to-get-any-worse_1897183.png) > [I'm not convinced that the world is in any worse shape than it ever was. It's just that in this age of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-vaughan/i-m-not-convinced-that-the-world-is-in-any-worse-shape-than-it-ever/) [Bill Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-vaughan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/bill-vaughan-706_age_i-m-not-convinced-that-the-world-is-in-a_21336.png) > [As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/as-my-father-always-used-to-tell-me-you-see-son-there-s-always/) [Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/bill-bryson-340_father_as-my-father-always-used-to-tell-me-you_331830.png) > [You can buy almost anything anyplace in the world. You can get it delivered in 24 hours. You can pay for it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/you-can-buy-almost-anything-anyplace-in-the-world-you-can-get-it/) [Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/michael-bloomberg-1293_credit_you-can-buy-almost-anything-anyplace-in_1682585.jpg) > [If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/if-only-everyone-could-know-and-live-with-their-inner-craziness-would/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/paulo-coelho-10_craziness_if-only-everyone-could-know-and-live-wit_1865798.jpg) > [I can't tell if the world is worse now or if we just have more cameras. There are cameras everywhere, so now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-andre/i-can-t-tell-if-the-world-is-worse-now-or-if-we-just-have-more/) [Eric Andre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-andre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/eric-andre-11985_cameras_i-can-t-tell-if-the-world-is-worse-now-o_1804486.jpg) > [“When I think of how many people in this world have it worse than I do, I realize just how blessed I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannan-lea/when-i-think-of-how-many-people-in-this-world-have-it-worse-than-i-do/) [Shannan Lea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannan-lea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/547/shannan-lea-277422_blessed_when-i-think-of-how-many-people-in-this_676368.jpg) > [“There Is Only One Thing In The World Worse Than Being Talked About, And That Is Not Being Talked About." – Oscar Wilde”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/there-is-only-one-thing-in-the-world-worse-than-being-talked-about-2/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/oscar-wilde-16_quote_there-is-only-one-thing-in-the-world-wor_1406694.jpg) > [“Dead and still in the world was worse than dead and in the ground. Dead in the ground at least gave you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-rash/dead-and-still-in-the-world-was-worse-than-dead-and-in-the-ground/) [Ron Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-rash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/ron-rash-10377_death_dead-and-still-in-the-world-was-worse-th_94672.png) > [“I find the world in my head as much more pleasant than the world around me. But unless I journey out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-find-the-world-in-my-head-as-much-more-pleasant-than-the-world/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_change_i-find-the-world-in-my-head-as-much-more_1503990.jpg) > [“It's not that," said Samm, "it's just... I used to think the world was worse for what we've done, both our species,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-wells/it-s-not-that-said-samm-it-s-just-i-used-to-think-the-world-was-worse/) [Dan Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/dan-wells-2142_dead-and-gone_it-s-not-that-said-samm-it-s-just-i-used_1786693.jpg) > [“You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/you-do-anything-in-the-world-to-gain-a-reputation-as-soon-as-you-have/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/oscar-wilde-16_reputation_you-do-anything-in-the-world-to-gain-a-r_361116.jpg) > [I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/i-could-have-made-money-this-way-and-perhaps-amused-myself-writing/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/richard-stallman-4048_amused_i-could-have-made-money-this-way-and-per_2552852.png) > [“Others have it worse, he thought. All over the world, others have it worse. In Israel, the Palestinians kill busloads of farmers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/others-have-it-worse-he-thought-all-over-the-world-others-have-it/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/stephen-king-13_quote_others-have-it-worse-he-thought-all-over_857780.jpg) > [“This new war, like the previous one, would be a test of the power of machines against people and places; whatever its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/this-new-war-like-the-previous-one-would-be-a-test-of-the-power-of/) [Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/781/wendell-berry-236_causes_this-new-war-like-the-previous-one-would_2708936.jpg) > [“Because the other way wasn’t working. The waking up just to get the day over with until it was time for bed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-semple/because-the-other-way-wasn-t-working-the-waking-up-just-to-get-the/) [Maria Semple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-semple/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/maria-semple-2954_art-of-life_because-the-other-way-wasn-t-working-the_2197159.png) > [I don't know what more to say. I mean, we're all going to die in a world that is worse than when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-berrigan/i-don-t-know-what-more-to-say-i-mean-we-re-all-going-to-die-in-a/) [Daniel Berrigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-berrigan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/daniel-berrigan-14445_death_i-don-t-know-what-more-to-say-i-mean-we_3018556.png) > [The bad people trying to make the world worse never take a day off, so why should I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-marley/the-bad-people-trying-to-make-the-world-worse-never-take-a-day-off-so/) [Bob Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-marley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/bob-marley-680_bad-people_the-bad-people-trying-to-make-the-world_1133064.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-worse/#itemlist", "name": "World Worse Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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