“When we go back as far as possible to the origins we find a human nature which already contains everything which it… — Herman Bavinck Copy Share Image
The connections I draw between human nature and political systems in my new book, for example, were prefigured in the debates during… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Worst, when this sensualism intrudes into the education of young women, and withers the hope and affection of human nature, by teaching… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I think forums are great. It's a weird thing to overhear a conversation about yourself. But, the bottom line is that these… — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
“I am, after all, an adult, a grown man, a useful human being, even though I lost the career that made me… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I think schools, as they are now regulated, the hot-beds of vice and folly, and the knowledge of human nature supposedly attained… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
With so much money riding on reported numbers, human nature is to manipulate them. And with so many doing it, you get… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I first read 'Lord of the Flies' as a teenager. I remember feeling disillusioned afterwards, but not for a second did I… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
“Man has no automatic code of survival. His particular distinction from all other living species is the necessity to act in the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Is it not indeed, possible that, while a high order of genius is necessarily ambitious, the highest is above that which is… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
“Disappointed in his hope that I would give him the fictional equivalent of “One Hundred Ways of Cooking Eggs” or the “Carnet… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Throughout the entire history of philosophy, philosophers have sought to discover what man is - or what human nature is. But Sartre… — Jostein Gaarder Copy Share Image
“For as soon as Christ says: 'This is my body,' his body is present through the Word and the power of the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“The more I read, the more I felt connected across time to other lives and deeper sympathies. I felt less isolated. I… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world,… — J. Cornell Michel Copy Share Image
No war ought ever to be undertaken but under circumstances which render all intercourse of courtesy between the combatants impossible. It is… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
“Many people genuinely do not wish to be saints, and it is possible that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Discriminations suit animals, not humans. And yet, the unfortunate reality is, it is the humans that discriminate each other on the grounds… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Trust life, even if you cannot trust people. For human nature is unreliable, but life itself is ruled by immutable law. Right… — Goswami Kriyananda Copy Share Image
“The world would mold men by changing their environment. Christ changes men, who then change their environment. The world would shape human… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I think it's every artist's nature to want to escape. It's also human nature in a way, depending on your personality, to… — Tavares Strachan Copy Share Image
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Poor fish of Rodondo! in your victimized confidence, you are of the number of those who inconsiderately trust, while they do not… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something;… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
“Forget dice rolling or boxes of chocolates as metaphors for life. Think of yourself as a dreaming robot on autopilot, and you'll… — Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Copy Share Image
“It is my strong conviction that a realist conception of human nature should be made a servant of an ethic of progressive… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
It's human nature to not say everything that's on your mind at the time you think it. Because we fear saying something… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I would say that I think the film [I am love] is absolutely about nature, it recommends human nature. You don't need… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
You know that a given in life in human nature, is that at a sporting event, a baseball game, a football game,… — Mark Russell Copy Share Image
“He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“If Peter has learned one thing about human nature during all his years in hockey, it’s that almost everyone regards themselves as… — Fredrik Backman Copy Share Image
When the possessions and households of citizens are no longer honored by the acts, as well as the principles, of their government,… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
We may daily discover crowds acquire sufficient wealth to buy gentility, but very few that possess the virtues which ennoble human nature,… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Everything happens for a reason. Like, I kind of hear people go, 'Man, you've been in a lot of bands.' Yes, I… — John Corabi Copy Share Image
When riding, ask yourself what will my horse get out of it if I get what I want? Many times, human nature… — Buck Brannaman Copy Share Image
The Space Between Our Fingers Were Created So That Another Person's Fingers Could Fill Them In. Hope You'll Find Your Dreams Hand… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Why is it so difficult for us to think in relative terms? Well, for the good reason that human nature loves absoluteness,… — Felix Alba-Juez Copy Share Image
In 1986, human nature in America started to change. That year, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' based in Chicago, became nationally syndicated, and… — Lee Siegel Copy Share Image