We Quotations

Humanity is a crazy contradiction. I accept us for who we are. We're not that great. Every time we take a step forward we go back to the same primitive behavior. We're meant to be this way. It's not our fault, it's just who we are.

In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky.

We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we need to do here. Together, we can upcycle everything. The world will be better for our positive visions and actions.

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.

I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important.

Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to become.

There are many things that people do happily that I can't imagine why they would do it... But I have to say that even though I am critical or judgmental of society at large, I'm not critical of people individually. We are who we are.

Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.

After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.

Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of it.

We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on their side.

Unbeknownst to a lot of us, our children actually listen to just about everything we say and, even more so, watch everything we do. They notice the choices we make and the company we keep.

The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be.

We came in today with a chip on our shoulder to prove who we are.

In good relationships, we are happy to grow as the other person becomes part of us and who we are.

True refuge is that which allows us to be at home, at peace, to discover true happiness. The only thing that can give us true refuge is the awareness and love that is intrinsic to who we are. Ultimately, its our own true nature.

The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.

We all make mistakes, and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn.

When the Christian faith becomes defined by who we are and what we do and not by who Christ is and what he did for us, we miss the gospel - and we, ironically, become more disobedient.

What happened on September 11 compels us to focus on who we are as Americans, what we stand for, what really matters in our lives - family, friends, faith and freedom.

Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.

I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are?

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

We're all imperfect. And wouldn't it be great if the message sent out by the mainstream media is that we're fine being exactly who we are? Wouldn't that be great for everyone?

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

A job is something we do to get a paycheck and pay our bills. Jobs are legitimate, at times, but work is why we are here in the universe. Work and calling often go together.

There is no larger collective-action problem than the environment. The three biggest lies of the environmental movement is that every little bit helps, you can do your part, and together we can do it.

We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.

We all have two things in common, no matter who we are: We were born and we are going to die.

Everyone wants to look their best, everyone has dreams of wanting to look like something else. But we are who we are.

I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now.

Music is art, art is life, and we are who we are, and all of these aforementioned women, unless they should choose not to, will be performing well into the next many decades because they are great artists.

Working together we can strengthen Delaware State University and the students who attend it.

Let's start to have a grown up debate in this country about who we are and where we want to go and what kind of country we want to build.

We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve.

I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you're a dentist, what do you know? If you're a lawyer, what do you know? It's our profession, it's what we do. It's not who we are.

The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.

The point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is where we came from; and this is where we're going. And a lot of Western society over the last hundred years - the last 50 years really - has lost that. We have become rather aimless and wandering.

I think that we're all continually searching for who we are, and that's ever-evolving and changing.

Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.

I write about families. That is who we are.

Together we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse.

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

Some people believe God is involved in every little decision we make. Some people believe you're given the free will to make the decisions. Sometimes people believe God is not involved at all.

We can move America forward with a strong middle class. We can move America forward with a strong Democratic majority in the Senate. And together we can move America forward with Barack Obama in the White House.

There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.

We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.

Success takes us to the top and away from those we love.

Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.

You know, after all these years, it's just like we are who we are and it's a struggle for me and sometimes I'm heavier and sometimes I'm thinner.

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

This liberal progressive agenda... is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic.

Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to alleviate so much suffering. Surely, by working together we can harness its life-giving potential.

My theme is going to be: Together we can win the future. The right policies lead to the right results. And I'm going to argue that President Obama will lose the future because the wrong policies lead to the wrong results.

Every time the government grows we lose more of who we are.

Our influences are who we are. It's rare that anything is an absolutely pure vision; even Daniel Johnston sounds like the Beatles. And that's the problem with the bands I'm always asked about, the ones derivative of the early Seattle sound. They don't dilute their influences enough.

Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that.

It's about what happens on stage, whether we can deliver it in a hungry way that is who we are in our hearts.

Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

Politics, nature, and what is happening all over the world is important to who we are and where we live.

The work ahead will be hard. These times demand the best of us - all of us, but we can do this. Together, we can do this. We can get this country working again. We can get this economy growing again. We can make the safety net safe again. We can do this.

I challenge the Republican nominees and all Republicans to not just be the anti-illegal immigration party. That's not who we are and that's not who we should be we should be the pro-legal immigration party.

What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control.

Social revolutions and group revolutions are good, and we need that, but we also need personal revolution - revolution within ourselves that change who we are as people.

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.

A competitive primary does not divide us, it prepares us and we will win.

If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And that's not who we are.

Debt has become a part of who we are.

The transition to a low-carbon economy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. This plan sets out a route-map for the UK's transition from here to 2020...every business, every community will need to be involved. Together we can create a more secure, more prosperous low carbon Britain and a world which is sustainable for future generations.

Everything that happens to us is a reflection of who we are.

Together we can help create a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy world.

There is a light within each of us that can never be diminished or extinguished. It can only be obscured by forgetting who we are

I have the belief that we are all created to be unique. We are supposed to be different and do those things that made us who we are.

Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others.

It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others...Being closely observed by a companion can also inhibit our observation of others; then, too, we may become caught up in adjusting ourselves to the companion's questions and remarks, or feel the need to make ourselves seem more normal than is good for our curiosity.

And our dreams are who we are.

What we do flows from who we are.

The ultimate question of who we are is set before us at all times and answered with every action.

We must be our own authentically unique truth, and question who we are, what created us, and what processes within us are alien and externally created.

For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.

If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are

When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What's important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.

There are multiple sides to all of us. Who we are - and who we might be if we follow our dreams

What we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are — and who we will become.

No matter who we are or where we live, deep inside we all feel incomplete. It's like we have lost something and need to get it back. Just what that something is, most of us never find out. And of those who do, even fewer manage to go out and look for it.

I work with pictures and words because they have the ability to determine who we are, what we want to be and what we become.

Our bad memories and our bad experiences are what make us who we are and what make us grow and allow us to learn, if we choose to see the lessons in those experiences.

When we see Christ for who He is He then tells us who we are.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

What we know matters, but who we are matters more. Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen. It requires us to dare greatly, to be vulnerable.

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.

Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection.

We can only belong when we offer our most authentic selves and when we're embraced for who we are.