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Union Quotes

Words on togetherness, solidarity, and shared purpose.

A union can mean many things — a marriage, a labor group, or an entire economic alliance — and this page gathers quotes reflecting on what holds people together. Some lines speak to unity without losing individual identity, echoing themes found in our Believe collection.

Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion.

Quotes by Wilfrid Laurier

The chief purpose of a union is to maximize the income of its members.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

Literature... is the union of suffering with the instinct for form.

Thomas Mann

Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.

Quotes by Ted Lindsay

Been Quotes

Hey, I'm a former union president myself and also an attorney that represented a lot of unions.

Quotes by Stephen F. Lynch

Our union helps ensure that we earn fair pay and benefits.

Quotes by Sean Doolittle

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

Quotes by Scott Walker

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.

Quotes by Scott Walker

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

Believe Quotes

What can be indissoluble if a perpetual Union, made more perfect, is not?

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States.

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed.

Quotes by Sallust

Chefs don't have a union. We don't have a Screen Actor's Guild.

Quotes by Roy Choi

I was on my own union council for twenty-odd years.

Quotes by Richard Attenborough

Best Quotes

In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.

Quotes by Peer Steinbruck

The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.

Quotes by Omar Bongo

In 1996, Bill Clinton declared the era of big government over in the State of the Union address.

Quotes by Nina Easton

In most Telugu families, marriage is a union of two families, and 'Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam' presents conflicts from that aspect.

Quotes by Naga Chaitanya

Big Quotes

The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Quotes by Najib Razak

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this "Union Quotes" page about?
It gathers quotes about union in its many forms — marriage, labor organizations, and larger political or economic alliances. The shared idea across all of them is people or groups joining together for a common purpose.
Do these quotes talk about labor unions specifically?
Yes, a couple of the quotes touch on the purpose of labor unions, particularly the idea that their core aim is to improve outcomes and income for their members.
Are any of these quotes about national or political unions?
Some reference the idea of a country's yearly address on its state of affairs, or broader alliances between nations built around shared economic policy and stability.
What does "fraternity without absorption" mean in this context?
It's a way of describing unity that doesn't erase individuality — coming together as one group while each member keeps their own identity, a balance many of the quotes here return to.
Where can I find more quotes about togetherness and belief in a cause?
Browse our Believe quotes for more on shared conviction, or check out Big quotes for bold statements about scale and ambition.

Others look at unions built for collective bargaining or shared economic strength, showing how solidarity can shape outcomes on a national scale. For related themes, see our Big quotes or browse Best quotes for more inspiring reflections.