Asked where he came from, he said, "I am a citizen of the world."

He is a citizen of the world in that he represents his nation, which is a member of the community of the world.

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

You have to be a citizen of the world.

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world.

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

[As quoted in Plutarch's Of Banishment]

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

I feel a citizen of the world. I'm not really a Nationalist. I'm very fortunate; I can embrace any culture in the world and feel quite at home. That's a joy for me. New York gave me a sense of belonging that is not constricted by nationalism.

To begin, I am a citizen of the world. The Earth is my country, and humanity is my nation. This is my motto: What everyone has longed for and will be achieved when all of the people shall also celebrate this prize that every Yemeni, and every Arab, and every human being and every woman has also won beside me.

If a man is gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows that he is a citizen of the world.

The world citizen is a small leaf on the giant tree of life. They do not see a difference between the branch they were born on and the remaining branches on the tree, because they understand well that we are are all connected to the same roots. The world citizen sees each section of the world as part of their arm, leg, eyes, and heart. They do not class, contain or separate themselves or their identity by ethnicity or religion — because they see their existence as a small part of a greater whole. When asked about their religion, the world citizen simply replies: 'My heart.

"If what philosophers say of the kinship of God and Man be true, what remains for men to do but as Socrates did: — never, when asked one's country, to answer, "I am an Athenian or a Corinthian," but "I am a citizen of the world.

"'World' is a large term, but man must enlarge his allegiance, considering himself in the light of a world citizen," I continued "A person who truly feels: 'The world is my homeland; it is my America, my India, my Philippines, my England, my Africa,' will never lack scope for a useful and happy life. His natural local pride will know limitless expansion; he will be in touch with creative universal currents." (Chapter 48 - "At Encinitas In California")