American exceptionalism, in the broad sense, is not a bunch of braggadocious words people say, "Yeah, we're better people. We have a… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Civilization is the name we give to the interaction of human beings in a very creative way, when, as it were, a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel - it's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No sincere desire of doing good need make an enemy of a single human being; that philanthropy has surely a flaw in… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Born and nurtured when the human being first asked questions about the reason for things and their purpose, philosophy shows in different… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I probably should work harder on relationships, but I don't, and there's not the same kind of imperative as when you have… — Guy Branum Copy Share Image
I would say that I'm a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart,… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
Nonviolence is based on recognizing that all of us are human beings. And at a certain point we begin to learn that… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
Education makes human beings more articulate. It transforms people. You can think differently about the world. It makes it possible for you… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
The switch that I'd like to throw on is the one that says, "Look, you're a human being whose mind is every… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else they might be - might also be… — William Blum Copy Share Image
Most of our music is about how we perceive the world and how we try to persist as normal, average human beings.… — RM Copy Share Image
I have been an accomplice to the murders of untold numbers of human beings. I am admitting this only because I have… — Joe Eszterhas Copy Share Image
Can you imagine, in 2030, taking a space cruise on the very ship that carried the first human beings to Mars? I… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
There should be more on television that uplifts people and shows them how to better prepare themselves for earning a living. There… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
There is no 'ultimate goal of therapy.' Thinking there is some ultimate or universal goal of therapy is one of the most… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
The desire which a man has for a woman is not directed towards her because she is a human being, but because… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There were long stretches where each of us was engaged in a private world of rapidly shifting vignettes. Always I was overwhelmed… — Howard Thurman Copy Share Image
There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect,… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
I am not interested in being a role model, or in fulfilling the expectations of others. I know I am of most… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Americans ... attach such a fantastic importance to their baths and plumbing and gadgets of all sorts. They talk as if people… — Ann Bridge Copy Share Image
I think as human beings we contradict our feelings constantly, we make mistakes, but I think ultimately it comes down to actions… — Charlyne Yi Copy Share Image
One may live as a conqueror, a king, or a magistrate; but he must die a man. The bed of death brings… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Humanity had to inflict terrible injuries on itself before the self, the identical, purpose-directed, masculine character of human beings was created, and… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Mos Def is one of the most creative, intelligent human beings I've had the opportunity to work with. He is fun. The… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
No, I think the future of humanity will be like the past, we'll do what we've always done and there will still… — Octavia Butler Copy Share Image
It's the willingness on the part of people who seek personal enrichment to destroy other human beings… And because the mechanisms of… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
It seems almost inherent in human beings that when you are thriving for a certain level of spirituality, you tend to reject… — Jim Dodge Copy Share Image
“Human beings, in a sense, may be thought of as multidimensional creatures composed of such poetic considerations as the individual need for… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
Probably the greatest writer of westerns himself was Homer. His character were never all good or all bad. They're half and half,… — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
Love is the only thing that counts. Love is what keeps the star and the human beings and the world turning around.… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans - because we can. We have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
In fact, for all kinds of offenses - and, for no offenses - from murders to misdemeanors, men and women are put… — Ida B. Wells Copy Share Image
To the extent that language forces experiences into categories it is a screen between reality and the human being. In a word,… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
If someone's performance is down we do not say, 'Hey pick up your things here.' We do not yell and scream at… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Men give us most rarely that which we really want, not favor, but - Justice. Nothing is easier than to coax them… — Frances Power Cobbe Copy Share Image
