What a Wonderful World Quotes
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Source: What a Wonderful World
Speaker: Louis Armstrong
I think to myself: what a wonderful world.
Context
This line is from the song "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong from the album What a Wonderful World (1967).
With all the protest rock of the 1960s, you'd think the world was a pretty miserable place back then. And maybe it was, but Louie Armstrong was there to remind people to look around at the beauty of the world: green trees, roses of red, white clouds, blue skies.
It's all very colorful and pretty, and inspires Armstrong to think to himself —and then sing out loud—"What a wonderful world."
Where you've heard it
- The song was memorably covered by everyone's favorite ukulele-playing Hawaiian...
- and given a kinda creepy twist by Joseph William Morgan...
- and a punk flair by Joey Ramone.
- And we're glad Willie Nelson can remember the words.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
The song may be about what a wonderful world we live in, but aside from crying babies, it doesn't mention people at all.