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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.

I know there is moral outage in regard to Mr. Milosevic, and that is certainly justified. But what about our response?

Quotes by Pat Roberts

I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.

Quotes by Pat Toomey

Baron Corbin lived in my house for months when he played for the Colts our rookie year.

Quotes by Pat McAfee

While our corporatists burn incense at the shrine of the global economy, Trump went to visit the working-class casualties. And those forgotten Americans in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin responded.

Quotes by Pat Buchanan

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

Quotes by Pablo Neruda

In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.

Quotes by Ovid

To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.

Quotes by Ovid

At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did.

Quotes by Otto Hahn

We are market based and have to differentiate our product in many ways; pricing isn't the only one.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

We have to realize we have millions of human beings traveling on our equipment.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

We didn't have nine brands of cereal at home. We'd line up to fill our bowls from a giant vat of oatmeal.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

At United, I will dedicate myself to making our airline flyer-friendly.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

We have not provided our frontline supervisors and managers and individuals with the proper procedures that would allow them to use their common sense.

Quotes by Oscar Munoz

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Oscar Wilde

Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it.

Quotes by Orson Scott Card

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case...

Quotes by Orville Wright

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Racism should be a core concern for all Americans in every area of our lives.

Quotes by Opal Tometi

Whites, like ourselves, belong to our country. They are compatriots, fellow citizens... we see them as Africans.

Quotes by Oliver Tambo

We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.

Quotes by Oliver Hudson

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.