“I want to have faith in strangers. I want to have faith in what we're all going to do next. But I'm… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“A country cannot afford to ignore its poor and disadvantaged. Common humanity means that we should not.” — John Farndon Copy Share Image
Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
“This is one of the reasons we watch movies, attend recovery groups, read memoirs, and sit around campfires telling stories long after… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
We need to reduce military budgets; raise living standards; engender respect for learning; support science, scholarship, invention, and industry; promote free inquiry;… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
ISIS is a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Perhaps we have more in common by virtue of our common humanity than we have differences by virtue of our religions. — Mark Heard Copy Share Image
And that's why books are never going to die. It's impossible. It's the only time we really go into the mind of… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The food crank is by definition a person willing to cut himself off from human society in the hopes of adding five… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
“...we're also extremely sensitive to the difference between literacy and ideology. It is our belief that the first helps to thwart intolerance,… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, we have all been born into this world as part of one great human family. Rich… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“Our common humanity, viewed realistically, can be as much a source of despair as hope.” — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share Image
Ignorant of history, we find it easy to accept our isolation from one another. We are more able to recognize differences than… — Linda Simon Copy Share Image
Philanthropic work reminds you of everyone's common humanity, and that's really the common denominator for everyone. — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
“With a clear intention and a willing spirit, sooner or later we experience the joy and freedom that arises when we recognize… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“In a brief moment of lucidity, I was sure that we'd all gone crazy. But then that moment of lucidity was displaced… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
Dialogue starts from the courageous willingness to know and be known by others. It is the painstaking and persistent effort to remove… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
We cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more." - Bill Clinton” — Bill Clinton Copy Share Image
“There are those who talk of the evil spirit of the woods. But for me there is only one evil spirit of… — H.E. Bates Copy Share Image
