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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.

European and American banks are conservative in the sense that they don't come at their full strength to markets where we are; that leaves us an opportunity to be successful.

Quotes by Husnu Ozyegin

It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us.

Quotes by Huston Smith

The Chinese began with the assumption that the group is the fundamental unit of reality. Individuals? Sure, we can factor them out from their groups, but let us not think that they as individuals have any viability apart from their...

Quotes by Huston Smith

My father and my mother were both teachers. They inculcated to us the importance of studies.

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

The immoral veto of the United States allowed the Israelis, with impunity, to destroy Lebanon. Right in front of all of us as we stood there watching, a resolution in the council was prevented.

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.

Quotes by Howard Zinn

We've all had our highs and lows at different times throughout the years, but the fact that we had these loyal fans that just stayed with us all around the world is what's been able to keep us alive.

Quotes by Howie Dorough

Artless fairy stories enchant us in our first years and retain their hold on us until our last.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

It's a law of our natures, especially when the political fit is on us, to applaud where we already approve, and deride where we don't.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

I think there's one thing which distinguishes our art - we don't consider. We don't think. We write a little verse because it comes to us.

Quotes by Howard Nemerov

Feverishly we cleared away the remaining last scraps of rubbish on the floor of the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed doorway before us.

Quotes by Howard Carter

Here before us was sufficient evidence to show that it really was an entrance to a tomb, and by the seals, to all outward appearances that it was intact.

Quotes by Howard Carter

With such evidence, as well as the sealed doorway between the two guardian statues of the King, the mystery gradually dawned upon us. We were but in the anterior portion of a tomb.

Quotes by Howard Carter

I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available.

Quotes by Howard Gardner

It is particularly moving, and I can say this also as a Protestant Christian, that a German - one of us - has been made Pope.

Quotes by Horst Koehler

It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not taken us up on our offer.

Quotes by Howard Berman

Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that.

Quotes by Hope Solo

I had the house rhythm section at a club called the Sundown in Hartford. Stan Getz came up and played with us.

Quotes by Horace Silver

Money was tight and Mum used to do two jobs to support us.

Quotes by Holly Valance

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

Homer

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.