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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.

Our strategy is gaming for the masses.

Quotes by Reggie Fils-Aime

Our career was based on energy and putting out a hot album.

Quotes by Redman

Our career wasn't built on putting out hot singles.

Quotes by Redman

Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts?

Quotes by Raymond Holliwell

By the 2030s, the nonbiological portion of our intelligence will predominate.

Quotes by Ray Kurzweil

We cannot afford to deliberately cripple our cities by transferring public tax dollars to private entities for benefits that are unclear at best.

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

I have fought so heavily against corporate tax breaks, especially because I've seen our schools in Detroit close down.

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

President Donald Trump is a direct and serious threat to our country.

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

Big money has hijacked our politics.

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

Instead of destroying an area for a paltry amount of oil, we should be increasing fuel standards for automobiles and focusing our efforts on biofuels and other alternatives.

Quotes by Raul Grijalva

We have so much poverty in our country. Not every parent can afford to buy their kids all the frills and perks, but teenagers still demand it, and are we responsible for it!

Quotes by Raveena Tandon

I was asked to come to Chicago because Chicago is one of our fifty-two states.

Quotes by Raquel Welch

Our task is not to rediscover nature but to remake it.

Quotes by Raoul Vaneigem

It is entirely up to us to invent our own lives.

Quotes by Raoul Vaneigem

Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security.

Quotes by Randy Neugebauer

Borderlands' is a horrific failure if our goal is to entertain the world.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.

Quotes by Randy Schekman

Speed is the No. 1 thing. Our core competency has been doing exactly this: buying companies and integrating them quickly.

Quotes by Randall L. Stephenson

Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.

Quotes by Randeep Hooda

Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.

Quotes by Ramsey Clark

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.