“I am not an individual – I am an idea – an idea of unity – an idea of harmony – an… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“How dare a person tell a woman, how to dress, how to talk, how to behave! Any being who does that, is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Even secular humanism has great spiritual resources; it is almost like a religion to me. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“All our children have are us until they are forced to face the world. We can prepare them for greatness.” — Steve Ghikadis Copy Share Image
“Mind you, my identity is of no greater value than the dust under your feet. If there is anything valuable that I… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
We did not adopt socialism out of books, abstractions, humanism, or pity, but rather out of need for the Arab working class… — Michel Aflaq Copy Share Image
“O my Courageous Sister! You have to become the beacon of hope for all women around you and then for the whole… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Humanism has many meanings, but what attracts me about it is that it encourages men and women to take a broad view… — Joseph Badaracco Copy Share Image
To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
“Atheistic existentialism, of which I am a representative, declares with greater consistency that if God does not exist there is at least… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
“I must assume that knowing is better than not know, venturing better than not venturing; and that magic and illusion, however rich,… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
Mankind is a single body and each nation a part of that body. We must never say "What does it matter to… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Copy Share Image
“Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about… — Omar N. Bradley Copy Share Image
“The ironic fact is that humanism which began with man's being central eventually had no real meaning for people. On the other… — Francis August Schaeffer Copy Share Image
True humanism points the way toward God and acknowledges the task to which we are called, the task which offers us the… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
“Scholars have argued that without humanism the Reformation could not have succeeded, and it is certainly difficult to imagine the Reformation occurring… — Steven Ozment Copy Share Image
“In a society where people have the status of "free citizens," it is important to ensure that all people have the same… — Maitreya Maitreyan Copy Share Image
“Humanism had begun in Florence, Italy, about 20 years before the invention of the printing press. Many scholars there were astonished at… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Eudora Welty singles out for praise Austen's "habit of seeing both sides of her own subject - of seeing it indeed in… — Emily Auerbach Copy Share Image
“I never attempt to take away people’s God from them, because that God is associated with a lot of human sentiments in… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
From time to time I have wished to do more work in philosophy of religion, but the demands and challenges have been… — John Kleinig Copy Share Image
“We don't have the luxury to say that, there is no hope for reform in Islam, because by saying this, we would… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“For we, when we feel, evaporate: oh, we breathe ourselves out and away: from ember to ember, yielding us fainter fragrance.” — Rilke, Rainer Maria Copy Share Image
“Become a human and call upon the humans in others. And in time the world shall become a real abode of peace.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“This wasn’t about religion, or who subscribed to which worldview, or who did or didn’t have faith. It was about friendship.” — Steve Ghikadis Copy Share Image
“I am no Patriot for I try to breathe in with the steadfast belief that my country is the Earth and my… — K. Hari Kumar Copy Share Image
“It is your existential responsibility to raise your child as a human being above everything else – catholic, muslim, jew, asian, caucasian… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“My spirit is healthy, yes. But I tell you, my flesh is healthy too. I am enlightened and free, but I am… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“It is character that should be the sole measure of judgement in the society of thinking humanity, and nothing short of that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“I feel it respectful to observe and practice new customs, if I am to ever understand what it truly means to be… — Jacob D. Lochner Copy Share Image
When Jews left Judaism, they didn't stop being religious. They simply swapped God-based Judaism for godless secular humanism and leftism. For left-wing… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“The world does not need more pestilential misogynistic pricks to Christianize, Muslimize or basically dogmatize the society – the world needs passionate… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
That's the rub about 'Community' - for all the high-concept cleverness, it really comes down to vulgar humanism, the dumbest kind of… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
“Humanity is not a word my friend. It is a symbol – a symbol of hope – a symbol of wisdom –… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The whole reason for the success of Dr. King's civil-rights movement was that it was not a movement for itself. The civil-rights… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“And humanism—that transcendent vision that spans centuries and religions in its celebration of reason, responsibility, art, and examined lives—has been tossed out… — Jean Hegland Copy Share Image
There is no place in the Humanist worldview for either immortality or God in the valid meanings of those terms. Humanism contends… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
