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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.

Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own.

Quotes by Ella Maillart

I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from... you heterosexuals.

Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

To increase our objectivity, we must learn to switch off the mini-movies. Objectivity requires us to be mindful, present in the moment, and experiencing what is happening without judgment.

Quotes by Elizabeth Thornton

Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond.

Quotes by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

We have to be able to use our imaginations to make the character's experiences real to us.

Quotes by Elizabeth Marvel

I think that it is our intention to deny cancer any control over us.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bishop

My mother would take groups of students to different countries and always brought us along, so by the time I was 10, I had been to Russia, China, Nicaragua and several other countries.

Quotes by Eliza Dushku

Love is really the only thing we can possess, keep with us, and take with us.

Quotes by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

I just think that good stories are stories that reflect ourselves back at us and each other.

Quotes by Elisabeth Moss

I'm one of those people who loves love. I'm fascinated by it: what it does to us, how it messes us up.

Quotes by Eleanor Tomlinson

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

Elbert Hubbard

Either we destroy world terror or world terror will destroy us.

Quotes by Ehud Barak

I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular interest for any of us to do it.

Quotes by Ehud Olmert

Conscience allows us to do two things: Pass judgment on ourselves; approve or condemn our own conduct.

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.

Quotes by Edwin Markham

What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list.

Quotes by Edward Tufte

Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population.

Quotes by Edward Sapir

The elegy does the work of mourning; it allows us to experience mortality. It turns loss into remembrance, and it delivers an inheritance.

Quotes by Edward Hirsch

The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligation or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either.

Quotes by Edward Grey

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.