“In short, one may say anything about the history of the world—anything that might enter the most disordered imagination. The only thing… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Human progress planned as alternatives (to God's plan) introduce in justice, evil and violence rising against the divine plan of justice and… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Gentlemen, let us suppose that man is not stupid. (Indeed one cannot refuse to suppose that, if only from the one consideration,… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Christianity operates under the “malevolent universe” premise, which holds that humans are destined to a life of pain and suffering because pain… — Al Stefanelli Copy Share Image
“We are not only slaves of the culture in which we have been brought up; we are also slaves to the vast… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Ethics that focus on human interactions, morals that focus on humanity's relationship to a Creator, fall short of these things we've learned.… — Carl Safina Copy Share Image
No matter how exotic human civilization becomes, no matter the developments of life and society nor the complexity of the machine/human interface,… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination, and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property; or that… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
Private appropriation of the Earth’s surface, the natural resources, and the means of life is nothing less a crime than a crime… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
My life is a tsunami of inspirations. Number one is that I really do just love my BBQ. I mean it's the… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
Human nature being what it is, peace must inevitably be a relative condition. The essence of life is struggle and competition, and… — Javier Perez de Cuellar Copy Share Image
“But in actuality, the assumption that there is no freedom leads to the exact opposite of order in human behavior. If we… — James C. Crumbaugh Copy Share Image
Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The form of association, however, which if mankind continue to improve, must be expected in the end to predominate, is not that… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Like the intricate mechanisms of the natural world, mankind's actions are not always immediately transparent in their effects. It is not the… — DON SANTO Copy Share Image
Life seems sadly mishandled by humans, as if it's all too much for them - they spend so much time and energy… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
“The precious … uniqueness which the human individual claims is conferred on him not by possession of an immortal soul but by possession of… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
“ Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch?… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“The ugliest thing in America is greed, the lust for power and domination, the lunatic ideology of perpetual Growth - with a… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“But whereas we, in our conception, represented the will of nature to renew itself, to individualize and march forward, the others lived… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everyone makes a difference. Someone who does something for others makes a big and good difference. A person who has no self-interest… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“And if ever the suspicion of their manifold being dawns upon men of unusual powers and of unusually delicate perceptions, so that,… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“As I sit, my back leaning against a damp, moss-covered tree trunk, my eyes sweeping the canopy above, my ears straining to… — Birute M.F. Galdikas Copy Share Image
“Curiosity, that is, the separate drive to explore the world disinterestedly, without being stimulated by danger or physiological dissatisfaction, is, according to… — Leszek Kołakowski Copy Share Image
We thought it was only in science fiction that things created by humans could actually take over what is inherently our human… — Ed Ayres Copy Share Image
At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for… — Abdu'l-Bahá Copy Share Image
Along with the possibility of extinction of mankind by nuclear war, the central problem of our age has therefore become the contamination… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
“Surely you're not saying that the life of a human and the life of an animal are of the same value?' he… — David Michie Copy Share Image
“But even though catastrophic oppression brought about a process of objectification and dehumanization, the absolute negation of humanity was not possible because… — Clovis E. Semmes Copy Share Image
“The greatest of human actions will appear to be insignificant when we come to die, and especially those upon which men most… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
There is no action of man in this life that is not the beginning of so long a chain of consequences as… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
“If we understand many more things than other people, we owe it to our nervous system which is far more disturbed. One… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
“In the movie The Matrix, Agent Smith (an AI) articulates this sentiment: “Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium… — Max Tegmark Copy Share Image
If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and organization, we… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
“A saving grace of the human condition (if I may phrase it like that) is a sense of humor. Many writers and… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“In every known culture, humans experience joy, sadness, disgust, anger, fear, and surprise. In every known culture, these emotions are indicated by… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
Mankind will someday realize that we are actually in contact with the dead and with the other world, whatever it is; right… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I think that the glorious thing about the human race is that it does change the world -- constantly. The world or… — Lorraine Hansberry Copy Share Image
