Global Citizen Quotes

• Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day: civility, respect, kindness, character.

  Aaron Sorkin

  Respect, Freedom, Kindness

  "20 famous college commencement speeches" by Mo Elinzano, www.deseretnews.com. May 6, 2015.

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• I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.

  Kofi Annan

  People, Community, Citizens

  Twitter post from May 31, 2016

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• You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Vision, Citizens, Tomorrow

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• I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.

  Socrates

  History, Citizens, World

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• It's important to be a global citizen at the same time and appreciate different cultures and different people and different ways of life.

  Dakota Fanning

  People, Appreciate, Important

  "Dakota Fanning on Why It's Good to Be a "Weird Person"". Interview by Alexandra Schwartz, www.glamour.com. August 9, 2016.

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• The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

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• The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.

  Bahá'u'lláh

  Country, Peace, Kindness

  "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh". Book by Bahá'u'lláh edited and translated by Shoghi Effendi, 1935.

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• Awareness is very, very important because we're living in a world which is literally shrinking by the day. We are global citizens. So, for us not to be aware of what's happening to our neighbor is almost sad. Once you're aware, then you can decide what cause you want to dedicate your time to.

  Freida Pinto

  Important, Shrinking, Citizens

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.

  Bell Hooks

  Justice, Definitions, Would Be

  "Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh". www.lionsroar.com. March 24, 2017.

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• You have to work and think about how we can make this world a better place for all. This is what I'd really like to ask our young leaders. We will try as leaders of today to minimise the problems which we will hand over to you. But it is to you. You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Thinking, Hands, Leader

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• As a global citizen, I sometimes feel like denying my identity.

  Wole Soyinka

  Identity, Citizens, Sometimes

  Source: saharareporters.com

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• I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that opened up my mind to be able to live and work anywhere.

  Anna Sui

  Thinking, Parent, Mind

  "TalkAsia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. July 31, 2004.

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• During bad circumstances, which is the human inheritance, you must decide not to be reduced. You have your humanity, and you must not allow anything to reduce that. We are obliged to know we are global citizens. Disasters remind us we are world citizens, whether we like it or not.

  Maya Angelou

  Humanity, World, Citizens

  "Maya Angelou: In disaster, humanity shines". CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. May 27, 2011.

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• We have to be the best global citizens we can be.

  Thomas Friedman

  Citizens, Being The Best

  Thomas L. Friedman (2007). “The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century”, p.614, Macmillan

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• I think of myself as a global citizen.

  Bill Gates

  Thinking, Citizens

  Source: thesource.com

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• How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life, understanding what it means to be a global citizen in the most modern sense.

  Wynton Marsalis

  Music, Mean, Understanding

  Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward (2008). “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”, p.15, Random House

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• When the world is in trouble, Australia responds. Australia is a good, global citizen.

  Tony Abbott

  Australia, Citizens, World

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• I thought of myself as a global citizen.

  Eduardo Saverin

  Citizens

  "A Facebook Co-Founder Reflects on the Path Forward". www.nytimes.com. May 16, 2012.

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• You are here to step into the shoes of UN ambassadors - to draft resolutions, to plot strategy, to negotiate with your allies as well as your adversaries. Your goal may be to resolve a conflict, to cope with a natural disaster or to bring nations together on an issue like climate change. You may be playing a role, but you are also preparing for life. You are acting as global citizens.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Shoes, Issues, Goal

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• Tolerance has been a very important feature of Christianity from its very roots, despite all the other things that have gone on since. And that, I think, must be the global perspective. Tolerance implies more than saying, "Well, let the Muslims go on with what they are doing." It also means trying to learn something from them and adding that to your own tradition. That is the attitude I think needs to inform the global citizen of the future.

  Ninian Smart

  Attitude, Mean, Thinking

  Source: www.scottlondon.com

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• What I'd love to do is work with kids in the U.S. to raise their awareness and encourage them to be global citizens. We're all connected these days; we can listen to the same music as kids all around the world and share our ideas.

  Jason Mraz

  Kids, Ideas, Citizens

  "Singer Jason Mraz's mission in Africa". Interview with Anna Shcherbakova, www.cnn.com. June 28, 2010.

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• The phrase "global citizen" always gets tossed around with my work, and part of it is that, clearly, talking about being a global citizen is the only way we can talk about participating in globalization without feeling like assholes.

  Anne Elizabeth Moore

  Talking, Feelings, Citizens

  Source: therumpus.net

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• What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And by writing about black people, you are not limiting yourself. The experiences of African-Americans are as wide open as God's closet.

  August Wilson

  Writing, Responsibility, Artist

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• We have started something called the Corporate Services Corps. Now, it was modeled after the Peace Corps from long ago, the 1960s. And the idea was in this modern day and age, how do you get IBM’ers around the world to be global citizens? You know, globally aware, contribute, understand how to work in that environment, but do it on scale.

  Ginni Rometty

  Ideas, Long Ago, Age

  "IBM's Ginni Rometty on leadership". Interview with John Huey, fortune.com. October 2, 2012.

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• It's a little bit about being a global citizen, with all the United Nations positive umph that there is with that phrase - it's about being a positive do-gooder. But it's also: how can I participate in globalization in a really clear way? Like: don't leave the house unless you can bring something worthy into the world. And so Nicaragua changed the way that I want to do things.

  Anne Elizabeth Moore

  House, Nicaragua, Citizens

  Source: therumpus.net

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