It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral laws which… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
But to manipulate men, to propel them toward goals which you-the social reformers-see, but they may not, is to deny their human… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
“We can be amazed at man not only because he is a person, not only because he's made in the image of… — Michael Gaitley Copy Share Image
Civilized ages inherit the human nature which was victorious in barbarous ages, and that nature is, in many respects, not at all… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
I have never looked at foreign countries or gone there but with the purpose of getting to know the general human qualities… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The scientific approach to the phenomenon of human nature enables us to be ignorant without bieng frightened, and without, therefore, having to… — Donald Woods Winnicott Copy Share Image
Be forgiving before asking forgiveness. Nature is neutral, humans are not. If you want the same hapiness to feel, you must first… — Elian Martinez Copy Share Image
Everybody is bisexual, and that is a fact of human nature. Some people practice both, and some practice one thing, and some… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“Sense gratification sprouts from the Ego within, as a deflated human nature. And when this ego is crashed it can go either… — Rita A. Barnes-Enlightened Light Worker Copy Share Image
“Now a federated, decentralized system of free associations, incorporating economic as well as other social institutions, would be what I refer to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Handcrafted Humanity Sonnet 7 Give, give and give again, To give without reserve is living. Fall, fall and fall again, To fall… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“He's not a bad guy, John. It's human nature. He wanted it to be some mistake I made that he wouldn't have… — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
“Whereas the will is made of titanium and steel, the human spirit is a million times more delicate. It reflects the self-concept… — James C. Dobson Copy Share Image
we are beginning to understand that this instinct of sex which has been so great a cause of suffering and shame and… — Maude Royden Copy Share Image
At the heart of the message of the Savior of the world is a single, glorious, wonderful, still largely untried concept. In… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
No man in America has ever stood up so persistently and effectively for the dignity of human nature, knowing himself for a… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Strange, how in all those apocalyptic movies, when their society breaks down into lawlessness and anarchy, Canada is always the haven of… — Jenifer Mohammed Copy Share Image
We have been told over and over that "you can't change human nature", but the study of emic realities shows quite the… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
Traces of nobility, gentleness, and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do… — Walt Kelly Copy Share Image
“It is tempting to say, as my friend suggested, that these online identities are caricatures of the real me. It is certainly… — Derek Thompson Copy Share Image
I was reared in a pub - as a young fellow, serving in the pub I learnt far more there about human… — Brian Cowen Copy Share Image
There was once in man a true happiness of which there now remain to him only the mark and empty trace, which… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
Rational thinking is an important aspect of human nature, but we have imagination, we have ambition, we have irrational fear, we are… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
“Well Hello Halo! It is human nature for us to make generalized judgments about a person using only a couple of traits.… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can… — Hendrik Hertzberg Copy Share Image
There has also been a change - a slippage - in our intellectual and moral strength. Seven lean years of drouth and… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I am persuaded that the people of the world have no grievances, one against the other. The hopes and desires of a… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
“In traditional crime fiction every detective with any self-respect has an unfailing nose for when people are lying. It’s bullshit! Human nature… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to… — David Millar Copy Share Image
Human nature doesn't really change a lot. We haven't changed that much and politics haven't changed that much. It's still the same… — Nikolaj Arcel Copy Share Image
I wish I knew all the answers, how to be perfect, attractive and witty. But I'm just a human being with all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To be human is to be a human, a specific person with a life history and idiosyncrasy and point of view; artificial… — Brian Christian Copy Share Image
There are two restraints which God has laid upon human nature, shame and fear; shame is the weaker, and has place only… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
I would say that failure to terraform Mars constitutes failure to live up to our human nature and a betrayal of our… — Robert Zubrin Copy Share Image
“Life is undoubtedly born of biology, but if a lifeform strictly constructs all its perception living inside the ship-shape well of biology,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Over the years, the stories that men created became more important and influential than the men themselves. Hence born are the religions… — Thiruman Archunan Copy Share Image
It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That's why writing… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature -… — Lynne Cheney Copy Share Image