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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.

Here we spent so much time together - eight months of our lives almost - and it was so great because we all got so close and that really made us not afraid to improve with each other.

Quotes by Emmy Rossum

Until we are all free, we are none of us free.

Quotes by Emma Lazarus

Experiences don't make us damaged goods; it's what we do with those experiences that matters.

Quotes by Emily V. Gordon

Give us a break! I've hardly done anything but independent films.

Quotes by Emily Blunt

There is no Frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing Poetry.

Quotes by Emily Dickinson

We speculate as to what is in store for us. But we not only undergo events, we in part cause them or at least influence their course. We have not only to study them but to act.

Quotes by Emily Greene Balch

Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds.

Quotes by Emile Durkheim

Fear is better than apathy because fear makes us do something.

Quotes by Emiliano Salinas

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!

Quotes by Emanuel Ax

Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

Quotes by Emanuel Cleaver

What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?

Quotes by Emil Cioran

If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

Ennui is the echo in us of time tearing itself apart.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

We die in proportion to the words we fling around us.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

We interest others by the misfortune we spread around us.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

In order for us to have a future that's exciting and inspiring, it has to be one where we're a space-bearing civilization.

Quotes by Elon Musk

If there are flaws they are in ourselves, and our task therefore must be one not of redesign but of renewal and reaffirmation, especially of the standards in which all of us believe.

Quotes by Elliot Richardson

There's been an Israeli position, which is 'We love Mubarak,' that permeates their whole society, the political class. That certainly differs from many of us in the pro-Israel camp in the United States.

Quotes by Elliott Abrams

A computer is not really like us. It is a projection of a very small part of ourselves: that portion devoted to logic, order, rule and clarity.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Programmers seem to be changing the world. It would be a relief, for them and for all of us, if they knew something about it.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

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.