Basic Human Quotes

107 quotes by 90 authors

To live intensely is a basic human necessity. — Jessica Zafra
Because we havenâ€™t been taught to appreciate and love ourselves in this way, we donâ€™t feel like we deserve self-care and pleasure. Instead, we cling… — Jessica Ortner
Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of our judgement. The artist... faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes… — John F. Kennedy
There is no need to invent an ego that is separate from the divine if our basic human nature is trusted. If we trust ourselves,… — Wayne Dyer
Reliable and affordable energy is essential for meeting basic human needs and fueling economic growth, but many of the most difficult and dangerous environmental problems… — John Holdren
We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their… — Dalai Lama
We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection. — Dalai Lama
More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have… — Dalai Lama
For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right. — Kofi Annan
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right. — Aretha Franklin
I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and… — Chen Shui-bian
I have seen that technology has contributed to improved communication, that it's contributed to better health care, that it's contributed to better food supplies, that… — John Warnock
No oneâ€™s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick… — Dave Eggers
That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer… — Haile Selassie
I fear we might be losing the basic human facility to be alone - and with that you throw out independent decision-making, what to trust,… — Dylan Moran
Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size… — Shari Arison
Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrowâ€”it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a… — Gene Roddenberry
In Scotland, Catholics have raised their voices against sectarianism and intolerance directed against the Church. Clearly, these actions show that freedom of religious expression, a… — Keith O'Brien
I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information… — Bram Cohen
Their prejudice allowed white Southerners to look the other way when blacks were denied their most basic human rights, and it encouraged the worst of… — Linda Chavez

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