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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.

If I have chosen the female form in particular, it is because beauty has been debased and exploited in our sensual 20th century.

Quotes by Ruth Bernhard

We're all a result of our early years and our nature and nurture.

Quotes by Ruth Bradley

Our world and our state have been transformed, but, in contrast, we as people have not been.

Quotes by Ruth Ann Minner

Our personal intelligence is everlasting and divine.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

Our Creator expects His children everywhere to educate themselves.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

We are still vulnerable to gender-targeted marketing no matter how carefully we edit our children's bookshelves.

Quotes by Russell Smith

I pay our nanny more than I'm earning.

Quotes by Rupert Penry-Jones

Our story is a 'once upon a time', but it's not a 'happy ever after'.

Quotes by Rupert Sanders

The idea of allowing corporations to have unlimited influence on our democracy is very dangerous, obviously.

Quotes by Russ Feingold

In our subconscious, we all know we're playing roles.

Quotes by RuPaul

We had a dialogue coach. She helped us with our T's.

Quotes by Rupert Grint

Our reputation is more important than the last hundred million dollars.

Quotes by Rupert Murdoch

By a considerable margin, my family's largest-ever financial expenditure was the adoption of our two sons.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

Children's books deal in idealized worlds, so they're a document of how our notion of ideal worlds has changed over time.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.

Quotes by Rudolf Arnheim

What we, as African Americans, stood on was our faith.

Quotes by Ruby Bridges

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.

Quotes by Roy Barnes

Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.

Quotes by Roy Barnes

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.