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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.

Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.

Quotes by Hippocrates

I think a lot of Japanese morals are built around what the dead would think of us.

Quotes by Hirokazu Kore-eda

From before I was born, we Arabs have been caught between two forces that, seemingly, cannot be defeated: our ruthless dictators, who oppress and humiliate us, and the cynical western powers, who would rather see us ruled by criminals loyal...

Quotes by Hisham Matar

Since our economy is closely allied with that of foreign countries, not one of us can be indifferent to what consequences these disturbances can have at home and abroad.

Quotes by Hjalmar Schacht

I'm very lucky to work at bitly, with a data set that allows us to explore human social behavior at the scale of human social behavior.

Quotes by Hilary Mason

Many of us are in are in our own prisons that aren't made of iron bars.

Quotes by Hill Harper

Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

Wherever they send us to practice, we will go.

Quotes by Hima Das

The ultimate dream of an athlete is to compete in the Olympics. For us athletes, that is the zenith. There is nothing beyond that.

Quotes by Hima Das

Each individual fact, taken by itself, can indeed arouse our curiosity or our astonishment, or be useful to us in its practical applications.

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

Reason we call that faculty innate in us of discovering laws and applying them with thought.

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

Herman Melville

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game.

Quotes by Herb Kohl

We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.

Quotes by Herb Alpert

The constant expansion of our malls and stores are proof of the fact that our holistic approach to development benefits not just us but also all the communities in which we operate.

Quotes by Henry Sy

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.

Quotes by Henry Van Dyke

The president's decision yesterday to set into motion the development of the hydrogen bomb... has placed us on the knife-edge of history.

Quotes by Henry M. Jackson

One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.

Quotes by Henry Miller

Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.

Quotes by Henry Miller

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.