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I just feel compelled to continue to be transparent. It just really levels the playing field and eradicates the shame that I… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
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People have traditionally turned to ritual to help them frame and acknowledge and ultimately even find joy in just such a paradox… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
“Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of starts and stops. There are ends we don't desire,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The essence of spirituality is the duty to live to its full the glorious destiny of being human. The purpose of religion… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We’re built to deal with death, disease, failure, struggle, heartbreak, problems. It’s what separates us from the animals and why we envy… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
I had to learn that there is more to the human being than material comfort, more than success, more even than national… — Han Suyin Copy Share Image
As I read 'The Infinities', with its magical, playful richness, its sensuous delight in the power of language to convey the strangeness… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
Perfect concordance among reformers is not to be expected; and men who are honestly struggling towards the light cannot hope to attain… — Thomas George Bonney Copy Share Image
I'm getting a lot of stick because my character in 'Young Dracula' wanted to be vampire, so now that I am a… — Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the… — Rod Stryker Copy Share Image
Whether on'e special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often… — Ray Charles Copy Share Image
We’re living in an acquisitive capitalist society that is fundamentally anti-family and fundamentally uncomfortable with just enjoying being human. We’d rather shop… — Frank Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid to be human - you're human, you're going to have emotional days. You're going to have days when things… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
If you have superpowers and no one can actually cause you any physical harm, then everything has to be very thought-through. You… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
Is it easier for a man to live his life again as a fish, than to accept the wonder of being human?… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
I try to give myself passionately, totally, to whatever I'm observing, with as much affectionate curiosity as I can muster, as a… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
It was the price of survival. The cost of his people's last, desperate gamble: To rid his new home of humanity, he… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
No lifetime is long enough for those ... who simply wish to understand themselves and their lives. It is, perhaps, the curse… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
'Star Trek' was a big thing for me. I kind of grew up with that. And 'Twilight Zone' is one of my… — Mark Pellegrino Copy Share Image
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“Renaissance philosophers often said that it is the soul that makes us human. We can turn that idea round and note that… — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
Being human, we are imperfect. That's why we need each other. To catch each other when we falter. To encourage each other… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image
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I think the actual art of expressing yourself is a very important part of being human. And an important part of being… — Stephen Hough Copy Share Image
Virtue is something you have to get good at, like playing the trombone or tolerating bores at parties. Being a virtuous human… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned… — Al Franken Copy Share Image
“It was odd how that last deed caught the imagination of the world. All that Andrew had done before had not swayed… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
It is important to not be hostile to what a greater part of society has embraced, whether as Christians, Hindus or Muslims.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out… — David Eagleman Copy Share Image
Human nature must not be altered in order to have a problem-free world. Man is not just a problem-solving being, as behaviorists… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
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