Our Common Quotes
154 Our Common quotes by 131 unique authors
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The Talmud is to this day the circulating heart's blood of the Jewish religion. Whatever laws, customs or ceremonies we observe-whether we are orthodox, conservative,…
— Herman Wouk
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We are thankful for these and all the good things of life. We recognize that they are a part of our common heritage and come…
— J. S. Woodsworth
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We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march…
— Steven Biko
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They taught me that all life forms are important to each other in our common quest for happiness and survival. That there is more to…
— Lawrence Anthony
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Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.
— Abdul Kalam
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Peace is a never ending process... It cannot ignore our differences or overlook our common interests. It requires us to work and live together.
— Oscar Arias
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Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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We know we must address climate change. We may not have sorted out every detail, but we are willing to take a leadership position and…
— Unknown Author
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We need to develop respect for our history, despite all of its flaws, and love for the Fatherland. We need to pay the utmost attention…
— Vladimir Putin
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We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, not only in the case of…
— Anna Lindh
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Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.
— George William Curtis
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Peace to these little broken leaves, That strew our common ground; That chase their tails, like silly dogs, As they go round and round. For…
— William Henry Davies
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The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because…
— Oscar Arias
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We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world…
— Shirin Ebadi
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If we destroy their environments and communities, we will lose the answers they have to solving our problems, and to the protection of our common…
— Unknown Author
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We have abolished human bondage because it cursed those who imposed it. It is now our bounden duty to oppose cruelty to those creatures of…
— S. Parkes Cadman
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Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?
— Walter Dean Myers
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What a dull universe it would be if everything in it conformed to our expectations, if it held nothing to surprise or baffle us or…
— Steven Pinker
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For listening to the stories of others ... is a kind of water that breaks the fever of our isolation. If we listen closely enough,…
— Mark Nepo
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Wherefore is this? Because our common enemy, the Devil, endeavours with all his might to oppose the intentions of the God-man, Christ. He endeavours to…
— John of Kronstadt
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The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it,…
— Alan Watts
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Now the stream of our common consciousness seems to be obliterating its own banks, losing its central direction and purpose, flooding the lowlands, disconnecting and…
— Robert M. Pirsig
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Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common…
— Barack Obama
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The earth's warmth under me, as I stretch out at night, is astonishing. It is like the warmth of another body that has absorbed the…
— David Malouf
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Ultimately we have got to co-operate for our common destiny.
— Tim Costello
Who Wrote These Our Common Quotes
131 authors contributed a total of 154 Our Common Quotes, led by these top contributors: