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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.

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

Quotes by Samuel Adams

Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.

Quotes by Samantha Power

Brokenness is the operative issue of our time - broken souls, broken hearts, broken places.

Quotes by Samantha Power

We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid.

Quotes by Sam Yagan

The importance of creativity in our country is greatly misunderstood.

Quotes by Sam Jaeger

Economic recovery begins with our small businesses.

Quotes by Sam Graves

At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.

Quotes by Sally Yates

Our lives teach us who we are.

Quotes by Salman Rushdie

Our lives are not what we deserve; they are, let us agree, in many ways deficient.

Quotes by Salman Rushdie

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.

Quotes by Salvatore J. Cordileone

Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.

Quotes by Sally Kirkland

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

Quotes by Saint Teresa of Avila

Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.

Quotes by Sadie Jones

The fact is that our business is fundamentally really strong. We have a platform and a depth that no one in the tech industry has. This means we have competitors at every layer.

Quotes by Safra A. Catz

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

Quotes by Sacha Guitry

We started training a month before the movie started and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape.

Quotes by Ryan Reynolds

My goal is to give our taxpayers greater access and visibility into how their taxpayer dollars are being spent.

Quotes by Ryan Frazier

We should realize in a vivid and revolutionary sense that we are not in our bodies but our bodies are in us.

Quotes by Ruth St. Denis

We are all at the center of our own narrative, but it's a narrative that changes every time we retell it.

Quotes by Ruth Ware

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.