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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.

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

Quotes by Henry Miller

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.

Quotes by Henry Miller

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness.

Quotes by Henry Miller

We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for us to guide our lives in accord with our ideas.

Quotes by Henry Reed

What we hear while we are asleep continues to resonate with us upon awakening.

Quotes by Henry Reed

When we fall asleep, we withdraw our awareness from its hypnotic fascination with physical sensation, thereby enabling us to listen with our now awakening sixth sense.

Quotes by Henry Reed

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it.

Quotes by Henry Kissinger

We shall never be understood or respected by the English until we carry our individuality to extremes, and by asserting our independence, become of sufficient consequence in their eyes to merit a closer study than they have hitherto accorded us.

Quotes by Henry Lawson

A sea setting us upon the ice has brought us close to danger.

Quotes by Henry Hudson

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Henry David Thoreau

Conscience - the only incorruptible thing about us.

Quotes by Henry Fielding

Every one of us at some point in our lives has had the struggle with identity.

Quotes by Henry Golding

True Americanism recognizes the enormous gravity of the social and labor problems which confront us.

Quotes by Henry Cabot Lodge

In its entirety, probably, it follows us at every instant; all that we have felt, thought and willed from our earliest infancy is there, leaning over the present which is about to join it, pressing against the portals of consciousness...

Quotes by Henri Bergson

We regard intelligence as man's main characteristic and we know that there is no superiority which intelligence cannot confer on us, no inferiority for which it cannot compensate.

Quotes by Henri Bergson

We only understand that which already is within us.

Quotes by Henri Frederic Amiel

In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel.

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

Too many of us are lonely ministers practicing a lonely ministry.

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?

Quotes by Henri Poincare

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.