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Belong Quotes

On finding - or not finding - your place.

This belong quotes collection explores the deep need to feel accepted, from childhood memories of wanting to fit in to sharper feelings of not belonging in a competitive space. It also touches on debates over who belongs where in shared spaces like work.

Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

Jerusalem doesn't belong only to Israelis and Palestinians, Muslims and Jews, but to the world.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

Stills belong in the lobby, not on the screen.

Quotes by William Wyler

Acceptance Quotes

Syria should not belong to one family, to one coterie, or to one party. It belongs to all the people of Syria equally, in all their religious and ethnic diversity.

Quotes by William Hague

I belong nowhere and to no one.

Quotes by Waris Dirie

When I was a kid... I needed to belong.

Quotes by Wally Lamb

We shouldn't bring in foreign workers to do jobs that belong to U.S. citizens.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here.

Quotes by Vijay Singh

Connection Quotes

The police belongs to the people and the people belong to the police.

Quotes by Todor Zhivkov

But I was also a brat. I used to belong to a gang that went looking for fights with other gangs.

Quotes by Thomas Keneally

I don't really feel like I belong anywhere.

Quotes by Tara Westover

Proprietary trading does not belong in banks with FDIC insurance.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

Identity Quotes

If the Labour party goes back to reasserting its socialist and democratic beliefs, that's where I belong.

Quotes by Shirley Williams

In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.

Quotes by Saul Bellow

I belong in the ring.

Quotes by Sami Zayn

No, I don't belong to a retirement community.

Quotes by Sally Kellerman

I think the poets and musicians, they belong to everybody.

Quotes by Ruby Dee

Safety Quotes

The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

Quotes by Ronald Reagan

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Belong quotes collection about?
It gathers reflections on the need to feel accepted, from childhood memories to sharper moments of exclusion.
Why do people search for belong quotes?
Belonging is a near-universal need, so readers look for words that capture either the comfort of fitting in or the pain of not.
Do these quotes cover workplace or economic belonging too?
Yes, a few touch on debates over who belongs in certain jobs or spaces, alongside more personal reflections.
What emotional range do these quotes cover?
They range from vulnerable admissions of isolation to sharp, dismissive statements about not belonging.
What collection pairs well with this theme?
The Identity collection offers more on self-understanding and where people find their place.

For more on this need for connection, browse our Acceptance collection or read about Identity and self-understanding.