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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.

Some of the greatest social reformers of our time were wealthy.

Quotes by Jerry Rubin

Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads.

Quotes by Jerry Stiller

We've been through about a million different line-ups throughout our career.

Quotes by Jerry Only

And the live show is still our main thing.

Quotes by Jerry Garcia

Our strong suit is what we do, and our audience.

Quotes by Jerry Garcia

If we had picked Manziel, he'd guarantee our relevance for 10 years.

Quotes by Jerry Jones

Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.

Quotes by Jerry Costello

The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 completely crippled our Pacific Fleet.

Quotes by Jerry Costello

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.

Quotes by Jerome K. Jerome

The Federal Reserve is committed to fulfilling our statutory mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

The Federal Reserve seeks to support MDIs in a number of ways, including our Partnership for Progress, our program for outreach and technical assistance to MDIs.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

When Yelp first took off, our rankings on Google would fluctuate wildly.

Quotes by Jeremy Stoppelman

There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials.

Quotes by Jeri Ryan

We're just welcoming people to our city.

Quotes by Jermaine Dupri

Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies.

Quotes by Jeremy Rifkin

So my attorneys brought litigation in the U.S. federal courts. The judge ruled in our favor.

Quotes by Jeremy Rifkin

We have to show the E.U. and show Ireland that our commitment to the Belfast Good Friday agreement is absolutely unconditional.

Quotes by Jeremy Hunt

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

Quotes by Jens Stoltenberg

The idea of cross-border payments is going to completely go away... Our vision is for there to be no distinction between international and domestic payments.

Quotes by Jeremy Allaire

Our customers are worldwide themselves - the Middle East, the Far East, Europe.

Quotes by Jenny Packham

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.