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Our Quotes

What belongs to all of us, and what we owe each other.

These quotes use 'our' to point at collective stakes, from expecting transparency out of government to naming the real economic cost of persistent inequality. For more on civic accountability, see Government quotes.

It is in all our interests that the government, when buying goods or services, pays the lowest price.

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.

Quotes by Jaclyn Smith

All too often our leaders shrink from their responsibilities and choose to do what is politically expedient.

Quotes by Jack Schlossberg

Improving oversight of hedge funds and other private funds is vital to their sustainability and to our economy's stability.

Quotes by Jack Reed

The one thing that the president continues to diminish, which I think is unfortunate, is the fact that the Russian government, at the highest level, deliberately interfered with our election in 2016, and according to all of our experts in...

Quotes by Jack Reed

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

Quotes by Jack Lew

There is a very serious fiscal-policy question of, 'Are we running our overall fiscal policy such that we as a government can pay our bills?'

Quotes by Jack Lew

Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.

Quotes by Jack Keane

All our best men are laughed at in this nightmare land.

Quotes by Jack Kerouac

Our current identification system is so disjointed that the World Trade Center terrorists had a total of 63 valid driver's licenses between them.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

Marriage is sacred and protected and has nothing to do with violating our civil rights.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.

Quotes by Jack Herer

Our leaders are acting like lemmings.

Quotes by Jack Herer

Web GIS allows us to take our systems of record - our traditional server and desktop technologies - and integrate them, bringing them together into a system of systems.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

We are such materialists that all our metaphors are going to be material.

Quotes by J. T. Walsh

We all want to not repeat ourselves constantly, and explore the limits of our capabilities.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other.

Quotes by J. M. Coetzee

The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.

Quotes by J. Edgar Hoover

Morality covers our conduct, not what goes on inside our heads.

Quotes by J. G. Ballard

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about accountability in government?
One quote calls for straightforward accountability: "We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers." For more on this topic, see our Government page.
Is there a quote about influential scientists?
Yes - one quote reflects on scientific legacy, noting that "Bohr's influence on the physics and the physicists of our century was stronger than that of anyone else, even than that of Albert Einstein."
Does the collection touch on how we understand nature?
One quote makes a subtle point about observation: "What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning." Browse more reflective lines in our About collection.
Is there a quote about the cost of inequality?
Yes - one quote lays out the stakes plainly, warning that inequality is "undermining our global competitiveness, our democracy, and our ideals as a nation." For more on national issues, see our Country page.
What ties these quotes together?
Each one uses "our" to point to something shared - a government, a century, a method of understanding, or a set of national ideals. Explore more in our Always section.

One line honors a physicist's outsized influence on 20th-century science, showing how the word also applies to shared intellectual history. Readers can also browse Country quotes for national identity or About quotes for broader context.