Udall, Stewart I. : We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. (Stewart I. Udall, U.S. politician and later, a federal government official. 1920-2010)

Ueland, Brenda : When we are listened to . . . ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life. (Brenda Ueland, U.S. journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing, 1891-1985)

Ulin, David L. : To engage with a work of art is to engage in empathy, to enter the experience of another, to connect with their humanity. (David L. Ulin, U.S. author and Guggenheim Fellow)

Ulin, David L. : [The arts] speak to what we share, what we hold in common, rather than what pries us apart. (David L. Ulin, U.S. author and Guggenheim Fellow)

Undset, Sigrid : No doing without some ruing. (Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1882-1949)

Unruh, Jesse : Money is the mother's milk of politics. (Jesse Unruh, U.S. Democratic politician, 1922-1987)

Updike, John : There is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam. (John Updike, U.S. writer, and art and literary critic, 1932-2009)

Updike, John : Sex is like money; only too much is enough. (John Updike, U.S. novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, literary critic, and one of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, 1932-2009)

Updike, John : There is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam. (John Updike, U.S. writer, and art and literary critic, 1932-2009)

Ustinov, Peter : Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. (Peter Ustinov, British actor, writer, filmmaker, columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter, and diploma, 1921-2004)

Ustinov, Sir Peter : Unfortunately, a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares. (Sir Peter Ustinov, English actor, writer, filmmaker, comedian, columnist, radio broadcaster, and television presenter, 1921-2004)