Being Human Quotes

235 quotes by 203 authors

The social scientist is in a difficult, if not impossible position. On the one hand there is the temptation to see all of society as… — Richard Lewontin
Through all the centuries of the worship of the mindless, whatever stagnation humanity chose to endure, whatever brutality to practice-it was only by the grace… — Ayn Rand
I think my wife and my kids are incredibly good to allow me to stay in public life given that they have to cop a… — Tony Abbott
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of economic… — Carl Schmitt
Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make one quest: liberty… — Carl Safina
Whether on'e special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human… — Carl Safina
In this conversation we discover another possibility: living in a way, now, moment to moment, that makes a difference to life. We discover that as… — Werner Erhard
Good taste has everything to do with being cultured and being refined, and if art has to do with anything, it has to do with… — Rich Mullins
The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances. — Mariella Frostrup
How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's… — Frank Warren
Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Four years ago, I was thinkingâ€¦ no Olympics, who am I? Probably in â€™04, I was identified with gymnastics. I thought gymnastics was who I… — Raj Bhavsar
I believe anybody who tells you he is unbiased is a liar. Being human gives you bias, and you can't avoid that. The best you… — David Poole
The imagination made us human, but being human, becoming more human, is a greater burden than we imagined. We have no choice but to imagine… — Wright Morris
The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with a beginning, a… — Anatole Broyard
If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the whole you, the… — Rod Stryker
Art schools are partly the villain here. (Never mind that I teach in them.) This generation of artists is the first to have been so… — Jerry Saltz
To shut your mind, heart, imagination to the sufferings of others is to begin slowly but inexorably to die. It is to cease by inches… — John Austin Baker
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… — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The… — Daisaku Ikeda

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