Conor Oberst Quotes

No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

We don't believe in a world of us versus them; we look at the world as all of us together.

Everyone belongs to everyone else.

We are all one, so let's help each other out.

Ubuntu is not a biblical concept but an ancient African one. Nevertheless it falls back on one simple thing: that humans have been created for togetherness, and what drives us apart is greed, lust for power, and a sense of exclusion, but those are aberrations.

Colin's skin was alive with the feeling of connection to everyone in that car and everyone not in it. And he was feeling not-unique in the very best possible way.

Isn't everyone a part of everyone else?

In our travels, we have come across many equations--math for understanding the universe, for making music, for mapping stars, and also for tipping, which is important. Here is our favorite equation: Us plus Them equals All of Us. It is very simple math. Try it sometime. You probably won’t even need a pencil.

There is a word in South Africa - Ubuntu - that describes his greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that can be invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us.

We are all connected, and we are all One.

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor any one in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.

Society is unity in diversity.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

We're social animals. We've got to get along together. It's in our nature. We're hardwired that way.

There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony.

There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us.

We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree.

People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only if it consists of all of us.

E Pluribus Unum, the Latin phrase on the great seal of the United States literally translated means one from many. We need to reattach pluribus to unum—the many to the one.

We Are One

That's why I call the show 'Us & Them,' because I believe there is no 'them.' There's only 'us.'

Here in America, we don't let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes from when we appreciate each other's strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other, because in this country, it's never been each person for themselves. No, we're all in this together. We always have been.

I believe in the power of one and that we are all bound by the thread of oneness and humanity.