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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.

Venezuela has immense talents and resources, and we can help rebuild our democracy.

Quotes by Juan Guaido

We remain cohesive and mobilized and united because this is our goal - to rebuild Venezuela.

Quotes by Juan Guaido

Women rule our lives, don't they?

Quotes by Juan Manuel Fangio

We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.

Quotes by Juan Marichal

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.

Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

London's not a white city. So why should our catwalks be so white?

Quotes by Jourdan Dunn

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.

Quotes by Josiah Stamp

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

Our aristocracy, unlike that of Europe, is open to all comers.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

But the cause for which we fought was higher; our thought wider... That thought was our power.

Quotes by Joshua Chamberlain

We don't have a lot of space in our imaginations to allow people to expand what they do.

Quotes by Josh Radnor

I think our show is very different from Orange County.

Quotes by Josh Schwartz

I will not let the interests of powerful corporations close our economy or jeopardize consumers.

Quotes by Josh Hawley

When I started half.com, our three biggest competitors were Borders, Tower Records and Blockbuster Video.

Quotes by Josh Kopelman

Destroyers were the first to herald our entrance into the war.

Quotes by Josephus Daniels

Everybody does things well in their own aspect. We're all different. We all have our plusses and minuses.

Quotes by Josh Allen

We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.

Quotes by Joseph Prince

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.