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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.

Our teams always play hard.

Quotes by Jeff Fisher

Communities are suffering, children are suffering, and our immigration policy appears in disarray.

Quotes by Jeff Fortenberry

Our kids are in their twenties now, which is a wonderful time.

Quotes by Jeff Daniels

We have to get it into our heads once and for all that we cannot settle disputes by eliminating human beings.

Quotes by Jeannette Rankin

Dodd-Frank represents the greatest regulatory burden on our economy, more so than all the other Obama-era regulations combined.

Quotes by Jeb Hensarling

As actors, we have to constantly look after our appearances.

Quotes by Jeetendra

There is a lot of talent in our country that needs to be exploited.

Quotes by Jeetendra

We shall all die, and our lives will be irrelevant then.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

I've been forgotten by our Good Lord.

Quotes by Jeanne Calment

We should not have our children going to school to learn how to become obese.

Quotes by Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Our senses have changed, even though our emotions have not.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Our lives are programmed at conception and are endowed with purpose and meaning.

Quotes by Jeane Dixon

Our idea is to make the U.K. a privileged partner of the E.U.

Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age.

Quotes by Jean-Francois Lyotard

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

God, that dumping ground of our dreams.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

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.