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title: "78 Sentient Quotes by 72 authors"
description: "Browse 78 Sentient quotes by 72 authors. Discover the best Sentient sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/mur-lafferty-35453_identity_self-preservation-is-one-of-the-signs-of_1696773.png"
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> [“Self-preservation is one of the signs of sentient life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mur-lafferty/self-preservation-is-one-of-the-signs-of-sentient-life/)

[Mur Lafferty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mur-lafferty/)

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> [“Mind your words, for the wind is sentient.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/mind-your-words-for-the-wind-is-sentient/)

[Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/)

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> [“I adore the way nature reflects all of the sentient beings in our world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-s-baker/i-adore-the-way-nature-reflects-all-of-the-sentient-beings-in-our/)

[Robin S. Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-s-baker/)

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> [“We are all born as storytellers. Our inner voice tells the first story we ever hear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/we-are-all-born-as-storytellers-our-inner-voice-tells-the-first-story/)

[Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/)

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> [“Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/optimus-prime/freedom-is-the-right-of-all-sentient-beings/)

[Optimus Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/optimus-prime/)

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> [“The natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/the-natural-state-of-the-sentient-adult-is-a-qualified-unhappiness/)

[F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/)

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> [“To travel is to breathe sentience into one's ambitions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saim-a-cheeda/to-travel-is-to-breathe-sentience-into-one-s-ambitions/)

[Saim .A. Cheeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saim-a-cheeda/)

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> [If you want to help sentient beings, you have to get your hands dirty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guo-jun/if-you-want-to-help-sentient-beings-you-have-to-get-your-hands-dirty/)

[Guo Jun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guo-jun/)

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> [Only where there is sentient life can there be feelings of pleasure and pain, sorrow or joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/only-where-there-is-sentient-life-can-there-be-feelings-of-pleasure/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

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> [“My brain needs to be a sentient being that way it can say, "Nadiyah. NADIYAH!! I know where you're going with this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadiyah-abdul-khaliq/my-brain-needs-to-be-a-sentient-being-that-way-it-can-say-nadiyah/)

[Nadiyah Abdul-Khaliq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadiyah-abdul-khaliq/)

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> [Mammals are sentient beings that want to live and are afraid to die. Evolution vouchsafed us all with an instinct to survive,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shermer/mammals-are-sentient-beings-that-want-to-live-and-are-afraid-to-die/)

[Michael Shermer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shermer/)

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> [“There is no place which is not imbued with the Way. It pervades all things and all sentient beings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-mo/there-is-no-place-which-is-not-imbued-with-the-way-it-pervades-all/)

[Ta-Mo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-mo/)

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> [This is what I think now: that the natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/this-is-what-i-think-now-that-the-natural-state-of-the-sentient-adult/)

[F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/)

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> [You cannot commit an act of violence against a non-sentient object, only against a living thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/you-cannot-commit-an-act-of-violence-against-a-non-sentient-object/)

[Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/)

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> [Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-barzun/music-is-intended-and-designed-for-sentient-beings-that-have-hopes/)

[Jacques Barzun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-barzun/)

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> [“Love with so much of yourself, none of the self is left; that you are a sentient being.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolenya-caltman/love-with-so-much-of-yourself-none-of-the-self-is-left-that-you-are-a/)

[Nicolenya Caltman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolenya-caltman/)

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> [“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There’s no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/what-makes-you-think-human-beings-are-sentient-and-aware-there-s-no-2/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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> [“Liir didn’t know what to say to that; he wasn’t sure what husbandry was. “Animal husbandry,” Trism explained, though in the noise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-maguire/liir-didn-t-know-what-to-say-to-that-he-wasn-t-sure-what-husbandry/)

[Gregory Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-maguire/)

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> [At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucretius/at-this-stage-you-must-admit-that-whatever-is-seen-to-be-sentient-is/)

[Lucretius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucretius/)

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> [Animals are sentient creatures. I love them very much. I do not feel that we have the right to torture, murder, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davey-havok/animals-are-sentient-creatures-i-love-them-very-much-i-do-not-feel/)

[Davey Havok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davey-havok/)

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> [I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yann-martel/i-wept-heartily-over-this-poor-little-deceased-soul-it-was-the-first/)

[Yann Martel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yann-martel/)

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> [“We’re not only sentient beings, governed by the pleasure and pain delivered by our senses; we are also rational beings, capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-sandel/we-re-not-only-sentient-beings-governed-by-the-pleasure-and-pain/)

[Michael J. Sandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-sandel/)

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> [To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-francione/to-say-that-a-being-who-is-sentient-has-no-interest-in-continuing-to/)

[Gary L. Francione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-francione/)

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> [“You look at the history of any sentient species and what do you find but tableaux of violence and slaughter. It’s finger-painted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-luceno/you-look-at-the-history-of-any-sentient-species-and-what-do-you-find/)

[James Luceno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-luceno/)

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> [“To say that a sentient being is not harmed by death denies that the being has the very interest that sentience serves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-francione/to-say-that-a-sentient-being-is-not-harmed-by-death-denies-that-the/)

[Gary L. Francione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-francione/)

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> [“Memories of bright and colorful worlds swirl together. The one thing in common is the brown mud on my boots. Slogging through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-howey/memories-of-bright-and-colorful-worlds-swirl-together-the-one-thing/)

[Hugh Howey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-howey/)

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> [“Is Lavos a selfish conqueror of the world, or a planetary farmer simply following its instincts? How sentient is Lavos, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-p-williams/is-lavos-a-selfish-conqueror-of-the-world-or-a-planetary-farmer/)

[Michael P. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-p-williams/)

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> [Though we may be genetically wired for temporary happiness, we've also been gifted with the ability to recognize within ourselves a more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yongey-mingyur-rinpoche/though-we-may-be-genetically-wired-for-temporary-happiness-we-ve-also/)

[Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yongey-mingyur-rinpoche/)

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> [“How can you humans actually believe yourselves superior to any truly sentient being? Look at you - self-styled demigods, mired in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-anthony/how-can-you-humans-actually-believe-yourselves-superior-to-any-truly/)

[Camille Anthony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-anthony/)

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> [“Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to his own. Because it’s easier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/every-sentient-creature-on-this-earth-when-it-falls-into-want-poverty/)

[Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/)

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> [“humans,’ Zoltan Chivay said grimly. ‘Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-sapkowski/humans-zoltan-chivay-said-grimly-every-sentient-creature-on-this/)

[Andrzej Sapkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-sapkowski/)

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> [That machines will surpass us in intelligence is inevitable. What it means is unknowable. Will they be sentient? What will they care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/that-machines-will-surpass-us-in-intelligence-is-inevitable-what-it/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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> [“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/what-makes-you-think-human-beings-are-sentient-and-aware-there-s-no/)

[Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/)

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> [“All of you do this. Every organic sapient I’ve ever talked to, every book I’ve read, every piece of art I’ve studied.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-chambers/all-of-you-do-this-every-organic-sapient-i-ve-ever-talked-to-every/)

[Becky Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-chambers/)

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> [“Sentience is not an end in itself. It is a means to the end of staying alive. Sentient beings use sensations of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francione-gary-l/sentience-is-not-an-end-in-itself-it-is-a-means-to-the-end-of-staying/)

[Francione, Gary L](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francione-gary-l/)

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> [The Buddha and all sentient beings are not two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takuan-soho/the-buddha-and-all-sentient-beings-are-not-two/)

[Takuan Soho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takuan-soho/)

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> [The sentient beast has long been a staple of fantasy fiction and its antecedents in myth and folktale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-di-filippo/the-sentient-beast-has-long-been-a-staple-of-fantasy-fiction-and-its/)

[Paul Di Filippo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-di-filippo/)

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> [“He said that the world was sentient to its core and secret and black beyond men's imagining and that its nature did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/he-said-that-the-world-was-sentient-to-its-core-and-secret-and-black/)

[Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/)

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> [“Belly laughs are one of the best things about being sentient, and you should never miss a chance for one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-e-taylor/belly-laughs-are-one-of-the-best-things-about-being-sentient-and-you/)

[Dennis E. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-e-taylor/)

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> [I realized that all animals, not just dogs and cats and horses, were sentient beings; therefore, I just couldn't say I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-mcnamara/i-realized-that-all-animals-not-just-dogs-and-cats-and-horses-were/)

[William McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-mcnamara/)

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                        "text": "Animals are sentient creatures. I love them very much. I do not feel that we have the right to torture, murder, and abuse them for our own disgusting dietary and fashion wants and needs.",
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                        "text": "I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I was now as guilty as Cain. I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. It's a terrible burden to carry. All sentient life is sacred.",
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                        "text": "To say that a being who is sentient has no interest in continuing to live is like saying that a being with eyes has no interest in continuing to see. Death—however “humane”—is a harm for humans and nonhumans alike.",
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                        "text": "“You look at the history of any sentient species and what do you find but tableaux of violence and slaughter. It’s finger-painted on the ceilings of caves and engraved into the walls of temples.”",
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                        "text": "“To say that a sentient being is not harmed by death denies that the being has the very interest that sentience serves to perpetuate. It would be analogous to saying that a being with eyes does not have an interest in continuing to see or is not harmed by being made blind. The Jains of India expressed it well long ago: “All beings are fond of life, like pleasure, hate pain, shun destruction, like life, long to live. To all life is dear.”",
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                        "text": "“Memories of bright and colorful worlds swirl together. The one thing in common is the brown mud on my boots. Slogging through battlefields. Noticing details like how the insides of sentient things have much in common: the same blood that colors red in the air, the sacs for breathing, the sacs for pumping blood through tubes, the tendrils for turning thoughts into things.”",
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                        "text": "“Is Lavos a selfish conqueror of the world, or a planetary farmer simply following its instincts? How sentient is Lavos, and if it can speak to us, why won’t it? Do apiarists palaver with their bees, or do they just mind the hives and collect the honey? It’s painful to imagine our species as insects, as fodder for something bigger, more powerful. Something that could plummet from above and ruin us in the blink of an eye.”",
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                        "text": "Though we may be genetically wired for temporary happiness, we've also been gifted with the ability to recognize within ourselves a more profound and lasting sense of confidence, peace, and well-being. Among sentient beings, human beings appear to stand alone in their ability to recognize the necessity to forge a bond between reason, emotion, and their instinct to survive, and in doing so create a universe-not only for themselves and the human generations that follow, but also for all creatures who feel pain, fear and suffering-in which we are all able to coexist contentedly and peaceably.",
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                        "text": "“How can you humans actually believe yourselves superior to any truly sentient being? Look at you - self-styled demigods, mired in your own filthy social excrement, possessed of vomitous morals. You kill each other with unnatural impunity, preying upon the weal and helpless... not from necessity, but for gain. Name one other species that maims and destroys to gain glittering trinkets that will not fill one's belly.”",
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                        "text": "“Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to his own. Because it’s easier to survive the bad times in a group, helping one another. But you, humans, you just wait for a chance to make money from other people’s mishaps. When there’s hunger you don’t share out your food, you just devour the weakest ones. This practice works among wolves, since it lets the healthiest and strongest individuals survive. But among sentient races selection of that kind usually allows the biggest bastards to survive and dominate the rest. Come to your own conclusions and make your own predictions.”",
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                        "text": "“humans,’ Zoltan Chivay said grimly. ‘Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to his own. Because it’s easier to survive the bad times in a group, helping one another. But you, humans, you just wait for a chance to make money from other people’s mishaps. When there’s hunger you don’t share out your food, you just devour the weakest ones. This practice works among wolves, since it lets the healthiest and strongest individuals survive. But among sentient races selection of that kind usually allows the biggest bastards to survive and dominate the rest. Come to your own conclusions and make your own predictions.’ Dandelion”",
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                        "text": "That machines will surpass us in intelligence is inevitable. What it means is unknowable. Will they be sentient? What will they care about in the sense that determines our human motivations? All the theorizing by the experts and non-experts makes for interesting conversations and dramatic headlines, but it's more likely we will be surprised by how our technology develops and how it is used, as we so often are.",
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                        "text": "“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.' The reason is that beliefs guide behavior which has evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior may well lead us to extinction, I see no reason to assume we have any awareness at all. We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion. Next question.”",
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