Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
My parents always instilled in me to be a citizen of the world, so that's why I've taken to traveling and why it's such a huge part of my life.
I live between Europe, America and Asia.
I no longer identify myself as Japanese or American but a 'citizen of the universe.'
I am not born from a single place. My country is the whole world.
I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.
My passion for others and my experience as an actor and citizen of the world has naturally shaped me into a social and political activist who finds fulfillment from their work with meaningful organizations.
Asked from what country he came, Diogenes the Cynic replied, "I am a citizen of the world.
I regard myself as an international man, a citizen of the earth.
I am, I flatter myself, completely a citizen of the world. In my travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Corsica, France, I never felt myself from home.
In kindergarten, you can learn how to be a citizen of the world.
The City of Angels is a microcosm of the world, and so living in L.A. makes me feel like a citizen of the world.
Asked where he came from, he said, "I am a citizen of the world."
I consider myself a free man and a citizen of the world.
Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a citizen of the whole world.
I have Algerian, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish blood: I feel like a citizen of the world. Life and cinema don't have borders.
I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.
I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.
For many years, when still a Yugoslav citizen, I was already a Swiss patriot, and in 1959, I obtained Swiss citizenship. However, I consider myself a world citizen, and I am very grateful to my adopted country that it allows me to be one.
I am as much a citizen of the world as I am of my country.
I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.
I love Scotland and I speak about it a lot, so people think I'm desperate to go back. They just take it upon themselves to say I'm going back, but I'm not. I'd rather concentrate on becoming a citizen of the world.
I consider myself to be a citizen of the world.
I wanted to be a citizen of the world but not in a superficial way.