A short story is a shard, a sliver, a vignette. It's a biopsy on the human condition but it doesn't have this… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“They are surprised that he did it, though, which shows you that the male mind expects very little in the way of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness,… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
Then the writing became so fluid that I sometimes felt as if I were writing for the sheer pleasure of telling a… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
“It's the human condition, Kitten. The unknown isn't something that sits well. They'd rather push it away-not completely, but just enough that… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
I've been inspired for a long time by Nicole Holofcener. I admire her greatly as an auteur, examining the human condition in… — Pollyanna McIntosh Copy Share Image
In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture… — Baz Luhrmann Copy Share Image
You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition. — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
The destination of the soul: this is what I, led on by Nils Holgersson, came to seek in the literature of Western… — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
“I've found that one must try and teach people that there's no top limit to disaster-that, so long as breath remains in… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price - that we accept what… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“I have a real issue with anyone trying to protect children from their own imaginations. If we cannot acknowledge that a lot… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
But if there is such a thing as social commitment in literature, I think it must manifest itself in a reader's awareness… — Bel Kaufman Copy Share Image
When the human condition is finally demystified, human insecurity and nervousness will be at a maximum...for this ultimate enlightenment to be allowed,… — Jeremy Griffith Copy Share Image
“The first truth, Buddha taught his disciples, is that suffering is part of the human condition. If we simply try to avoid… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
“Didn't Chains tell you about the Golden Theological Principle?" "The what?" "The single congruent aspect of every known religion. The one shared,… — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
“It is noted that from 1967 to 1995 essays on negative emotions far outnumbered those on positive emotions in the psychological literature.… — Rob Brezsny Copy Share Image
“On the abstract level, I have turned the belief in my own fallibility into the cornerstone of an elaborate philosophy. On a… — George Soros Copy Share Image
“It sickens me to think of you a prevalence of void unholy immovable damned. gifts. an overblown sense of his own importance.… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
The paradox of the human condition is expressed more in education than elsewhere in human culture, because learning to learn has been… — Jules Henry Copy Share Image
“When does a job feel meaningful? Whenever it allows us to generate delight or reduce suffering in others. Though we are often… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“Despite our earnest efforts, we couldn't climb all the way up to God. So what did God do? In an amazing act… — William H. Willimon Copy Share Image
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct… — George Soros Copy Share Image
The human condition ... is defined by the aspiration to always supersede oneself, which in turn requires nonconformity. — Pablo Antonio Cuadra Copy Share Image
Trying to figure things out was my gig. Without the human condition, there's no struggle, no pain and that means no laughter. — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
If a man has lived in a tradition which tells him that nothing can be done about his human condition, to believe… — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth Copy Share Image
Both the Freudian and the Platonic metaphors emphasize the considerable independence of and tension among the constituent parts of the psyche, a… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“that's exactly the good thing about the Injun life--you don't have to stop and think about whether or not you're 'happy'--which in… — Jim Fergus Copy Share Image
I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think… — Kevin Bacon Copy Share Image
“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
It's such a human condition, whether you're a great track star or a great knitting person or you paint watercolors - someone… — Tony Curtis Copy Share Image
The opulence of Wilde is a bit too florid for Sherlock, who is a much darker character, ... fascinated by the human… — Rupert Everett Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people. — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
These are pictures of the people in my family where we look like the most awkward and desperate folk you ever saw,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Magritte’s painting The Human Condition. The real-world 3-D scene and the 2-D painting on the canvas create the same pattern of light… — Brian J Rogers Copy Share Image
Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Never ignore someone who loves you and cares about you. 'Cause one day you may realize you lost the moon while counting… — John O'Callaghan Copy Share Image
I thought if I could create a convincing cat I could say and do anything I wanted on the human condition. — Jim Davis Copy Share Image
