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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.

When we root-root-root for the home team, we're rooting for our home as much as the team.

Quotes by Richard Roeper

Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.

Quotes by Richard Rogers

I believe it is the responsibility of our government to protect the U.S., including U.S.-flag vessels.

Quotes by Richard Phillips

Our voices need to be raised in unison against the deterioration of our culture.

Quotes by Richard Platt

Nixon was a crook, but he was our crook. He didn't have the KGB do the Watergate job.

Quotes by Richard Painter

Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.

Quotes by Richard Mentor Johnson

But what is striking about this, in a town that often talks about tax cuts, we could quite easily, Republicans and Democrats working together, do something that everybody in America desires, and that is a simplification of our Tax Code.

Quotes by Richard Neal

I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa.

Quotes by Richard Leakey

By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.

Quotes by Richard Louv

At times we expected the allies unquestioningly to follow our leads; sometimes we failed to consult them in advance before reversing policies; at other times we ignored their requests.

Quotes by Richard Kerry

We all have movies for times in our lives when we really need something.

Quotes by Richard Jenkins

Our job as a business is not to promote a political agenda. That's not what we do.

Quotes by Richard Hayne

No two of our stores are the same.

Quotes by Richard Hayne

For many years, we have repeated that the direct-to-consumer channel is growing and capturing a larger share of our customers' wallet.

Quotes by Richard Hayne

We have a relationship with our customer, and that relationship translates into sales.

Quotes by Richard Hayne

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.

Quotes by Richard Gere

War is not a petri dish to examine and analyze our emotions.

Quotes by Richard Engel

Our main concern is that demand for credit be fulfilled in ways that are actually beneficial to consumers and not harmful to them.

Quotes by Richard Cordray

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been.

Quotes by Richard Burr

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.