Our Common Quotes

154 Our Common quotes by 131 unique authors

Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether… — Unknown Author
We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes. Our common ancestor with the chimpanzees and gorillas is much… — Richard Dawkins
The world has never truly had to develop an ethic of interdependence rooted in our common humanity. And if we do it, the 21st century… — William J. Clinton
Before all else, we seek, upon our common labor as a nation, the blessings of Almighty God. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by… — John F. Kennedy
It had been happy for me if I could have lived a private life in peace and plenty, enjoying all the happiness that results from… — Nathanael Greene
The well adjusted make poor prophets. A pleasant existence blinds us to the possibilities of drastic change. We cling to what we call our common… — Eric Hoffer
I am so stupid that I cannot understand philosophy; the antithesis of this is that philosophy is so clever that it cannot comprehend my stupidity.… — Soren Kierkegaard
The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or she can always inspire the commonplace with an uncommon flavor,… — Elizabeth Drew
We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly… — Coretta Scott King
We should always settle disputes through dialogue and cooperation, and should not resort to the use or threat of force on the slightest provocation. We… — Wu Bangguo
It is still a fact that our common frontier grows stronger every year, defended only by friendship. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes; tolerance and… — Barack Obama
We must continue to deepen our ties to the Americas and the Caribbean, our common work to educate children, fight drugs, strengthen democracy, and increase… — William J. Clinton
One of the greatest weaknesses in most of us is our lack of faith in ourselves. One of our common failings is to depreciate our… — L. Tom Perry
The very nature of Joy makes nonsense of our common distinction between having and wanting. — C.S. Lewis
Silence is our deepest nature, our home, our common ground, our peace. Silence reveals. Silence heals. — Gunilla Brodde Norris
However wretched a fellow-mortal may be, he is still a member of our common species. — Seneca the Younger
When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
We will only begin to forgive when we can look upon the wrongdoers as ourselves, neither better nor worse. We need to remember that we… — Leo Buscaglia
It is most often not our strengths, our courage or our successes that bring two human hearts together, but it is often our shared vulnerability,… — Stefanie Schneider
The ground we have in common with unbelievers is not the Bible, but our common needs, hurts, and interests as human beings. You cannot start… — Rick Warren
The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
In the annals of science fiction, where dystopias rule the imaginative roost, Star Trek stood nearly alone in telling us that our future would be… — Charles Shaar Murray
In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted our common country.… — Zachary Taylor

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