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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.

For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods...

Quotes by John Maynard Keynes

Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.

Quotes by John Maynard Keynes

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth.

Quotes by John Lyly

The biggest honor is to be an astronaut. It's such a tremendous privilege to be able to represent humankind in our quest to explore space.

Quotes by John M. Grunsfeld

The Martian atmosphere is very thin. It's like our atmosphere at 100,000 feet.

Quotes by John M. Grunsfeld

One of the most important things we do is we've organized our stores and our workforce into teams.

Quotes by John Mackey

It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents.

Quotes by John Linder

The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders.

Quotes by John Linder

I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And then let people do their best.

Quotes by John Liu

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.

Quotes by John Layfield

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

Quotes by John Lennon

We are growing both in the U.S. and in India, and all our business plans are made accordingly. So we are expanding both in U.S. and in India.

Quotes by John L. Flannery

Our global structuring activities and restructuring activities really don't impact India.

Quotes by John L. Flannery

If there is to be peace in our industrial life let the employer recognize his obligation to his employees - at least to the degree set forth in existing statutes.

Quotes by John L. Lewis

I have a lot of faith in our showrunners.

Quotes by John Landgraf

Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots.

Quotes by John Kennedy

Our rights are not absolute. Our rights can be curtailed in the interest of public safety.

Quotes by John Kennedy

The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.

Quotes by John Jewel

When we give a subsidy, the benefits to the public ought to exceed the benefits to the company. When it doesn't, that's our definition of corporate welfare.

Quotes by John Kasich

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.