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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.

What people do in their private lives, these are not big issues that our country's dealing with.

Quotes by Michael T. Flynn

We should not fear what our country was built on: a set of Judeo-Christian principles.

Quotes by Michael T. Flynn

What we have to do is we have to make sure that our country is as strong as it can be economically and from a defense standpoint.

Quotes by Michael T. Flynn

But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.

Quotes by Michael Shermer

We think of our eyes as video cameras and our brains as blank tapes to be filled with sensory inputs.

Quotes by Michael Shermer

I think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year.

Quotes by Michael Shanks

We're dream chasers. Nobody owes us our dream. But we have to chase it.

Quotes by Michael Rispoli

We benefited from an enlightened post-war period in the United States: Our National Institutes of Health have enthusiastically and generously supported basic research.

Quotes by Michael Rosbash

The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.

Quotes by Michael Newdow

This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into (schools).

Quotes by Michael Newdow

Our economy grows from the middle out, not the top down.

Quotes by Michael Nutter

There's politics in all aspects of our daily lives.

Quotes by Michael Moore

I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

Quotes by Michael Mullen

Delay is not our friend. Delay is our enemy.

Quotes by Michael McCaul

I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town.

Quotes by Michael Lynton

Baptism is not only a sacrament of our union with Christ; it is also a sacrament of our communion as the body of Christ.

Quotes by Michael Horton

I still haven't come to grips with our success.

Quotes by Michael Hutchence

Some of our finest leaders were not intellectuals at all, and I admire them enormously because they weren't. Harry Truman wasn't.

Quotes by Michael Ignatieff

I'm clear that we do need to improve what's happening in our schools.

Quotes by Michael Gove

The majority people in this country are suffering because of our membership of the E.U.

Quotes by Michael Gove

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.