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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.

We were kind of caught up in the genre trap. We didn't really have a lot of artistic freedom. They wanted us to go into a certain direction, so they could promote us easier.

Quotes by Mark McGrath

Don't forget the Vietnam War was brought to us by Democrats.

Quotes by Mark Kurlansky

Americans are notoriously ill-equipped for self-reflection. We're usually a very boisterous, outward-moving bunch of people, but we don't understand that much about ourselves or how other people perceive us.

Quotes by Mark Frost

At 20, 25, 30, we begin to realise that the possibilities of escape are getting fewer. We have jobs, children, partners, debts. This is the part of us to which literary fiction speaks.

Quotes by Mark Haddon

In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

Quotes by Mark Burnett

Healthy, sustainable food production methods give us food that is nutritionally better and with fewer pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones.

Quotes by Marion Nestle

Literature is dangerous: it awakens a rebellious attitude in us.

Quotes by Mario Vargas Llosa

I think the lottery changed everything for us. Once we got Sidney, it helped us turn this franchise around overnight.

Quotes by Mario Lemieux

A deception that elevates us is dearer than a host of low truths.

Quotes by Marina Tsvetaeva

I will be Madame Frexit if the European Union doesn't give us back our monetary, legislative, territorial, and budget sovereignty.

Quotes by Marine Le Pen

We're going to reserve our efforts and our national solidarity for the most humble, the most modest, and the most poor among us.

Quotes by Marine Le Pen

Islamic fundamentalism is attacking us at home.

Quotes by Marine Le Pen

There's no point in us designing synthetic laboratories that could just as well be in Dusseldorf or Helsinki. San Francisco has its light, which must be used.

Quotes by Mario Botta

The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.

Quotes by Mario Cuomo

I think a Christian definition of the mind should be: an openness to whatever the individual and collective mind reveals to us.

Quotes by Marilynne Robinson

The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel.

Quotes by Marie Osmond

Every summer my father gave us this incredible vacation, in the Philippines, Thailand, Europe - wherever.

Quotes by Marie-Chantal Claire

Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex fills us with disgust, misery, agony or a combination of all three.

Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

Most of us are having to invent, discover, and create the next steps of our lives without a light, a map, or a relevant tradition.

Quotes by Marilyn Ferguson

No harm will come to me. The Assembly is prepared to treat us leniently.

Quotes by Marie Antoinette

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.