Basic Human Quotes

107 quotes by 90 authors

I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions. And the fact that a lot of people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures… — Mark Rothko
Father taught us that opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand. I think we all act on that principle; on the basic human impulse that… — Laurance Rockefeller
Painting is my profession, because it has always been the thing that interested me most. I'm of a certain age, I come from a different… — Gerhard Richter
Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children. — Bjorn Ulvaeus
Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic, human sanity. In… — Sam Harris
I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it. It is a basic human desire. And… — Stephen Hawking
We believe in some basic human principles - everyone should have the opportunities not just to survive, but to excel with their God-given talents and… — Patrick J. Kennedy
Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity. — Imelda Marcos
Since Castro took power, the Cuban people have been denied basic human freedoms. No freedom of religion, no freedom of the press, no political freedom.… — Mitt Romney
The Cuban people still live in constant fear of a brutal totalitarian regime that has demonstrated time and again its utter disregard for basic human… — Mitt Romney
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important. — Simon Sinek
If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter… — Emma Thompson
The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. — Ai Weiwei
I'm not an abstractionist. I'm not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions:… — Mark Rothko
To be mortal is the most basic human experience, and yet man has never been able to accept it, grasp it, and behave accordingly. Man… — Milan Kundera
... characters are not born like people, of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor containing in a nutshell a basic… — Milan Kundera
Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned... Everything is war. Me say war. That… — Bob Marley
...the first thing you do at the end is reflect on the beginning. Maybe it's some form of reverse closure, or just the basic human… — Jonathan Tropper
It's strange how we always want other people to feel what we feel. It must be a basic human drive. Misery loves company, right? Or… — Neal Shusterman
What we are fighting isn't godlessness--this is the most godly country on earth. We aren't even fighting disease. Its poverty. Money for food, medicines... that… — Abraham Verghese

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