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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.

If Turkish or Moroccan boys misbehave here, it's up to us to re-educate them and, when necessary, to punish them.

Quotes by Pim Fortuyn

China, I didn't take it seriously; it was a lack of professionalism. They delayed to send us a written offer - It was a disaster.

Quotes by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Surfactants allow us to protect a water surface and to generate these beautiful soap bubbles, which are the delight of our children.

Quotes by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

Quotes by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Reality only appears to us tragical because of the disequilibrium and confusion of its appearances.

Quotes by Piet Mondrian

We have given most of Europe to Hitler. Let us try to hold on to what we have got left.

Quotes by Pierre Laval

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.

Quotes by Pierre Beaumarchais

Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society.

Quotes by Phyllis Schlafly

The more ways we have to connect, the more many of us seem desperate to unplug.

Quotes by Pico Iyer

The one thing perhaps that technology hasn't always given us is a sense of how to make the wisest use of technology.

Quotes by Pico Iyer

I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.

Quotes by Pier Luigi Bersani

Our erected wit maketh us to know what perfection is.

Quotes by Philip Sidney

America brought us the baseball cap; it's one of my favorite hats.

Quotes by Philip Treacy

Hats are for life's ultimate moments. They're worn at races, at weddings. Occasions many of us, who aren't royals and celebrities, only attend once or twice in a lifetime.

Quotes by Philip Treacy

God already knows the naked truth about us, of course. Why not acknowledge it?

Quotes by Philip Yancey

The New Testament persistently presses us upward, toward higher motives for being good.

Quotes by Philip Yancey

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

Quotes by Philip Yancey

One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us.

Quotes by Philip Zimbardo

History asks us to imagine ourselves in a period, but it's a very different situation when you're in that period and faced with those situations.

Quotes by Philip Kerr

Let us love temperately, things violent last not.

Quotes by Philip Massinger

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.