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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 consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us but in what we make out of what they do to us.

Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Quotes by Harold W. Dodds

Competition is good and has served us well.

Quotes by Harold H. Greene

We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as much as the original. We recorded the laughs in the theater.

Quotes by Harold Ramis

In fact, it is Shakespeare who gives us the map of the mind. It is Shakespeare who invents Freudian Psychology. Freud finds ways of translating it into supposedly analytical vocabulary.

Quotes by Harold Bloom

The fellow who thinks he knows it all is especially annoying to those of us who do.

Quotes by Harold Coffin

The very quick and high sales of the book caught us off guard, but fortunately we got the second edition from the printers at the end of last week and the shops should now be stocked again.

Quotes by Hansie Cronje

We've got technological wonders around us, and we've used them to abrogate all responsibility for everything in our lives.

Quotes by Harlan Ellison

It was my dream, and probably the dream of every one of us, to bring about a revision of the Versailles Treaty by peaceful means, which was provided for in that very treaty.

Quotes by Hans Frank

It was once religion which threatened us with a last judgment at the end of days. It is now our tortured planet which predicts the arrival of such a day without any heavenly intervention.

Quotes by Hans Jonas

Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.

Quotes by Hans Jonas

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Quotes by Hans Selye

For us, we are moving a company that has been around for 137 years to the next level so that we can be there for the next 137 years.

Quotes by Hans Vestberg

For us to stay competitive, we're transforming our services business to be reliable and flexible.

Quotes by Hans Vestberg

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

Quotes by Hans-Georg Gadamer

And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.

Quotes by Hanoi Hannah

We've heard that the hookup culture is destroying us. We've heard that it's saving us. We've heard that it's racist. We've agonized over which one of these is true.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything. Baseball was meant for the lily-white.

Quotes by Hank Aaron

The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.

Quotes by Hank Sauer

In establishing democracy, we have to be sensitive to the regional and national context. Democracy also means to guarantee the rights of the minorities. That's my job as a king. We have for example a Jewish ambassador in the US...

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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.