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Us Quotes

What connects us, from global trade to family memory.

These quotes look at 'us' on very different scales, from once-hostile nations now trading with the world to a shared human truth that everyone carries some private struggle. For quotes about closeness between people, see Connection quotes.

Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

Very few of us are what we seem.

Agatha Christie

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Connection Quotes

The sheer number of legendary narratives and historically verifiable incidents invites us to revise assumptions about the origins of biological and chemical warfare and its moral and technological constraints.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.

Quotes by Adrian Cronauer

With us city girls, there is an assumption that we have the space to raise our voice.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon.

Quotes by Adam Weishaupt

I don't think any of us are above the ability to change football from what it is.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

Emotion Quotes

None of us should assume stuff.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

It's my world, and the rest of us are living in it.

Quotes by Adam Rippon

For those of us imprisoned in Poland, the Prague Spring was a harbinger of hope.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.

Quotes by Adam McKay

The genius of vinyl is that it allows - commands! - us to put our fingerprints all over that history: to blend and chop and reconfigure it, mock and muse upon it, backspin and skip through it.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

Identity Quotes

We have meetings with our record label to tell them how to market us.

Quotes by Adam Jones

I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

Quotes by Adam Hochschild

Power frees us from the chains of conformity.

Quotes by Adam Grant

The so-called skills gap is really a gap in education, and that affects all of us.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

One of the main functions of politicians - and journalists - is to simplify the world for us.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

Relationship Quotes

For us there's U2 music, and then there's everything else.

Quotes by Adam Clayton

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "Us" quotes are on this page?
This collection gathers quotes where the word "us" ties people together in very different settings — from nations rejoining the global economy, to families sharing a home, to coworkers building something together. If you enjoy quotes about people coming together, the Relationship quotes page is worth a look too.
Is there a quote about world politics or the global economy?
Yes. One quote reflects on how Russia and China, once described as "communist-like adversaries," are now "participating now in the world with us" through trade. It's a reminder of how much international relationships can shift over time. For more on how people relate to one another, see the Connection quotes page.
Does the page include anything about personal struggles?
It does. One quote states, "All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with," acknowledging that everyone carries something they wrestle with privately. You'll find more on this kind of honesty in the Emotion quotes page.
Is there a quote about family history?
Yes — one quote recalls a grandmother who died in childbirth and a great-aunt who lived with the family, noting she "never knew how to read or write." It's a quiet look at how much has changed across generations. Quotes like this often connect to bigger questions of Identity.
Does any quote mention teamwork or employers?
Yes, one quote talks about wanting to be "the top employer of recent grads in the country," showing how "us" can also describe an organization and the people who make it up.

One entry turns personal and historical, recalling a great-aunt with bound feet who lived with the family and never learned to read. Readers can also browse Identity quotes for related themes, or Relationship quotes for closer bonds.