At 12, I knew that the point of being human was to spend one's life fighting social injustice. — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
I don't diminish the idea of being American, but what I embrace is the idea of being human. — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
“Safe?” Her voice was small, timid and delicate. But beautiful. The one word chimed like little bells. Her first word spoken to… — Patricia Lynne Copy Share Image
“Before you call yourself a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other theology, learn to be human first.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Sometimes pain can bring about clarity and remind us we’re still breathing.” — Shane Kuhn Copy Share Image
Part of the job of being human is to consistently underestimate our effect on other people... — Lucy Grealy Copy Share Image
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
For Aristotle, goodness is a kind of prospering in the precarious affair of being human. — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
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
I believe anybody who tells you he is unbiased is a liar. Being human gives you bias, and you can't avoid that.… — David Poole Copy Share Image
“To me, real love, the move from power to love, involves immense suffering. Any creative work comes from that level, where we… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
I have never, in all my life, been so odious as to regard myself as 'superior' to any living being, human or… — Edith Sitwell Copy Share Image
“These are immigrant times And the lines are long, The signs for jobs few, The songs sadder, the air meaner. Everyone is… — Alberto Ríos Copy Share Image
Consequently, Christian meditation is entirely trinitarian and at the same time entirely human. In order to find God, no one need reject… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
There's a lot of kids who look up to me, and that's humbling. Because being human, I don't want to fail them.… — Si Robertson Copy Share Image
It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have,… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
Every community has crime and violence; it's a part of being human. This idea that black communities are more violent than others… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
In life, friendships change, divorces happen, people move on, others die. Money and jobs will come and go. Live long enough and… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
Four years ago, I was thinking… no Olympics, who am I? Probably in ’04, I was identified with gymnastics. I thought gymnastics… — Raj Bhavsar Copy Share Image
Looking at the world today, we might easily forget that the main purpose of our life - you could call it the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneself—be it meaning to fulfill or another human being… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
There's a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we… — Stuart Stevens Copy Share Image
For me, philosophy is an activity of thought that is common to human beings. Human beings at their best. — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
Ask, 'How are we different from the great apes?' We have culture, we have civilisation, and we have language to be celebrated… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
It's a basic fact about being human that sometimes the self seems to just melt away. — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
Part of being human is that we can’t go back, we can only hope that if we come across that moment again… — Jesse Lacey Copy Share Image
The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. — Pablo Casals Copy Share Image
“It may be our actions that define us, but it is our reaction that changes the course of things.” — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
People are going to make mistakes no matter what because that's what being human is. — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
There's a lot of insecurities and I think that's being human. There's highs and lows and it's about navigating through that. — Laura Whitmore Copy Share Image
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human. — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human. — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
I have no interest in problematizing things. So what I am writing to is that simple sense of being human in myself. — Ayad Akhtar Copy Share Image
All my music is driven by an urge to connect with people, to share with them in the experience of being human… — Ananya Birla Copy Share Image
To my mind, there is a reason that music is there and it's about being human. — Kim Deal Copy Share Image
