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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.

I've told Rwandans it's not just what you think of for yourselves, but what others think of us.

Quotes by Paul Kagame

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Quotes by Paul Klee

There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us.

Quotes by Paul Hoffman

In 1983, all of us had U.S. passports, but because there was so much tension between America and the U.S.S.R., we were announced as a Canadian group.

Quotes by Paul Horn

The enthusiasm, the adulation for us as jazz artists, in Kiev and Odessa was really heartwarming.

Quotes by Paul Horn

Cut out the free feed for the boss hogs at the public trough and the spill-over they've been leaving us. We'll manage.

Quotes by Paul Harvey

We have farmers in southwestern Yuma, so immigration - they wanted to talk to us about it.

Quotes by Paul Gosar

I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat.

Quotes by Paul Farmer

I don't think any of us think of ourselves as artists or actors - clowns, we'll accept that label.

Quotes by Paul Dinello

Yet there is disappointment in Washington and in the United States that Canada is not supporting us fully.

Quotes by Paul Cellucci

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

That would be such a life-changing thing, for us all to know that there are other beings out there who we could potentially communicate with, or maybe we are listening to a signal that they transmitted hundreds of millennia ago.

Quotes by Paul Allen

Christianity made us think there's one heaven.

Quotes by Patti Smith

Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer.

Quotes by Patti Davis

There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us.

Quotes by Patrick Swayze

Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.

Quotes by Patrick Chappatte

What interests us in Stripe is the idea that there could much more commerce happening on the Internet.

Quotes by Patrick Collison

I think the three Mexican directors - Alejandro Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro - gave all of us foreign, and particularly Latino, directors a big break.

Quotes by Patricia Riggen

We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the...

Quotes by Patricia Sun

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.