Us Quotes

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.

What would be left of our tragedies if an insect were to present us his?

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.

There is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.

We women know how to take care of everybody so well. But the one person we have written out of the equation is us.

Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.

I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

I believe in aliens. I think it would be way too selfish of us as mankind to believe we are the only lifeforms in the universe.

This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election.

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?

We don't mind having sanctions banning us from Europe. We are not Europeans.

The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another without a look of recognition.

Joy descends gently upon us like the evening dew, and does not patter down like a hailstorm.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect.

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.