- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of us do not, in fact, read another language, and so when we read a translation, we have no way of knowing what has been changed or added.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is for all of us to discuss. All history is our common heritage to discuss and analyze. The founding of the state of Israel, for example, based on ethnic cleansing is there for us all to discuss.
- Empathy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before.
- Egypt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Egypt has always been critical to the stability of the Middle East pertaining to Israel. We need them with us for continued efforts to maintain peace in the region.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kubrick never explained the ending to us, or what his intentions were. He didn't intend for it to be a predictable film.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People remain unknowable to us, even people that we're very close to. And I think the same goes for our own selves.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to flirt with girls just to get the guys circling around us. I'm getting out of it now. I have to look after my reputation.
- Depicted
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- Nov 07, 2020
Divorce, and broken marriages, are all around us, but they're not frequently depicted on screen, or if they are, they're often depicted in ways that have very little to do with reality.
- Cruel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cancer is a cruel killer. It creeps up on us when we aren't expecting it. But cake is not cancer. A doughnut does not creep up on you.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Regret doesn't remind us that we did badly. It reminds us that we know we can do better.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020