O execrable son! so to aspire Above his brethren, to himself assuming Authority usurped, from God not given. He gave us only… — John Milton Copy Share Image
If a single cell, under appropriate conditions, becomes a man in the space of a few years, there can surely be no… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
The human mind is not meant to be governed, certainly not by any book of rules yet written; it is supposed to… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
My father was an absolutely wonderful human being. From him I learned to always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does,… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
Maybe we're about to radically change the operating system of the human condition. If so, then this would be a really good… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
If it wasn't for good," my mother says, "we human beings would have been wiped out a long time ago. Either the… — Joseph Bruchac Copy Share Image
Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off… — Anthony LaPaglia Copy Share Image
I feel very lucky to have grown up having interaction with adults who were making change but who were far from perfect… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
This human need for mysticism – surrender to an unknown truth, union – stands at the helm of all romantic feeling. It… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
I have a serious question." "I will give a serious answer." "Can a god be killed?" The humor drained from Roman's face.… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Our refusal to face the truth about empire, our refusal to defy the multitudinous crimes… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
I believe there are techniques of the human mind whereby, in its dark deep, problems are examined, rejected or accepted. Such activities… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
One third, more or less, of all the sorrow that the person I think I am must endure is unavoidable. It is… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
If you feel a great loneliness and a deep longing for human contact, you have to be extremely discerning...and ask yourself whether… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
We're not all perfect. People always say to me: "Oh you seem happy all the time." But I'm not happy all the… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Understanding the times means understanding the course of history and civilization, as well as understanding the present situation. If we understand how… — James B. Jordan Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Yoko had 10 years and I had 10 years and I would rather have had the 10 years I had than the… — Cynthia Lennon Copy Share Image
The vision is true north for the soul. It is a permanent, intuitive compass direction for a human being. Every person inevitably… — Thomas G. Bandy Copy Share Image
I've always been influenced by the human form. I'm a big fan of that Shakespeare quote. I tend to leave out the… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for… — Kevin Eubanks Copy Share Image
Loss of social standing is an ever-present threat for individuals whose social acceptance is based on behavioral traits rather than unconditional human… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Tam Lin says rabbits give up when they're caught by coyotes [...]. He says they consent to die because their animals and… — Nancy Farmer Copy Share Image
There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
We all know about love, faith, sadness, despair, hope, hopelessness, longing, desire... those are things we all have inside of us, and… — Ron Pope Copy Share Image
O friendship! thou fond soother of the human breast, to thee we fly in every calamity; to thee the wretched seek for… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
In very ancient times of human evolution upon earth, humanity's revelation in word and sound was not differentiated in song and speech,… — Rudolf Steiner Copy Share Image
Return to the battle again, no longer trusting in the false and insufficient human resources which so foolishly we had taken into… — Alan Redpath Copy Share Image
There are seven natural openings in the head and body. A lawyer is the only human being with eight. The extra one… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
[The] type of education now prevailing all over the world is directed against human freedom. State-controlled education ... deprives people of their… — Muammar al-Gaddafi Copy Share Image
People who work on the user interface side need to have empathy as a key characteristic. But if you are writing device… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
Our aim as scientists is objective truth; more truth, more interesting truth, more intelligible truth. We cannot reasonably aim at certainty. Once… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press,… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and… — KT Tunstall Copy Share Image
The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death." "We must be willing to let go of… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
There's nothing of any importance in life — except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The most characteristic concern of rhetoric [is] the manipulation of men's beliefs for political ends…the basic function of rhetoric [is] the use… — Kenneth Burke Copy Share Image