This is Us is a drama television series created by Dan Fogelman. The show, which premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016, is about the Pearson family forced to confront their past as they deal with the present.
The show has been critically acclaimed with multiple awards and nominations, including Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. The first season received an average rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews. With 21.3 million viewers in its premiere episode and over 33 million viewers for the season finale. It was nominated for several Critics’ Choice Awards and Golden Globes in 2017.
Here are some inspiring quotes from the series that will make you see the show’s brilliance and know it will make your weekend a special one.
33 This Is Us Quotes About Life, Family, and Love
1. “Nothing beats honest, open communication.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
2. “The hardest part about seeing someone you love in pain is not being able to do anything about it, except try not to make it worse.” ― Toby (Chris Sullivan)
3. “We don’t work when we’re apart. But, together…baby, together, we set the world on fire.” ― Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)
4. “People don’t slow dance nearly as much as they should.” ― Rebecca (Mandy Moore)
5. “Understanding and forgiveness are two very different animals.” ― Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)
6. “I don’t need anniversaries to see you. I see you every day. You are my daily meteor shower.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
7. “You make me feel like I’m home.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
8. “Life feels like Pac-Man sometimes, I guess. It’s the same game all over again. Same board. Same ghosts. Sometimes, you get a bunch of cherries but eventually and inevitably, those ghosts catch up with you.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
9. “All you can do as a parent is try to pack the days with as much good stuff as possible and hope that it outweighs the bad. You hope that the good stuff sticks.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
10. “It’s so strange, isn’t it? How, just like that, a complete stranger can become such a big part of your story. It’s actually kind of terrifying, you know? How a single cross with one person you’ve never met can change everything.” ― Rebecca (Mandy Moore)
11. “Choosing our people is the closest we come to controlling our destiny. Because while everything else may change, if you choose right, your people will stay the same.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
12. “Every battle scar is gonna be another memory.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
13. “How you present yourself on the outside reflects how you feel on the inside.” ― Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)
14. “Sometimes you just got to do the right thing. You got to do the right thing, even if it’s not what you want.” ― Kevin (Justin Hartley)
15. “There’s always gonna be people out there who act like it’s extra special when you do something impressive because of where you came from. You can’t control that. All you can control is what you do.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
16. “I am thankful for my family. I’m thankful that we’re all safe and there’s no one in the world that I’d rather be too hot or too cold with.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
17. “I promise to spend the rest of my life earning your love, because you are the only thing…the only thing I’m ever going to need.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
18. “When you make a commitment to a child, you got to stick to it.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
19. “There’s no lemon so sour that you can’t make something resembling lemonade.” ― Dr. K (Gerald McRaney)
20. “When you’re a mom, you get a front row seat to the best show in town: Watching your kids grow up.” ― Rebecca (Mandy Moore)
21. “It’s better to have loved and lost, surely, but try not to lose it at all.” ― William (Ron Cephas Jones)
22. “You find your soulmate, you get married, you stay together until you die. Period.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
23. “Mom, you are not in my way. You are my way.” ― Kate (Chrissy Metz)
24. “When I look in your eyes, I see my home. I see eternity. And no matter what may come our way… I promise that I’ll always choose you.” ― Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)
25. “One day you’re their biggest idol, next day, someone else comes along and becomes their whole world.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
26. “When you lose someone suddenly and unexpectedly, it hurts differently.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
27. “I want you to picture the love of your life. Imagine that you have 30 seconds to win her back. One shot, three sentences. What are those sentences, and who are you saying them to?” – Toby (Chris Sullivan)
28. “It’s family that makes me special, you four are what makes me great. And I’m sorry if I haven’t done a good job of showing you that enough lately.” ― Randall (Sterling K. Brown)
29. “You got to own your choices, boys. Choose them fully and don’t look back.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
30. “When big things end, it’s hard not to imagine how they started.” ― Kevin (Justin Hartley)
31. “I love you as much as a human heart can love.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
32. “Having people you care about. People you want to take care of. That will turn you into the man that you want to be.” ― Jack (Milo Ventimiglia)
33. “There’s a fine line between caring and worrying, and sometimes that line gets blurry.” ― Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)
