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All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage. — Harold Pinter
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they… — Charlotte Bronte
Extremism. It is an almost infallible sign — a kind of death-rattle — when a human institution is forced by its members into stressing those… — John Brunner
Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting… — Robert A. Heinlein
Chess is a unique battlefield for human minds and computers - human intuition, our creativity, fantasy, our logic, versus the brute force of calculation and… — Garry Kasparov
We're setting up mechanisms where we can kill human beings with drones and missiles where you're sitting at a console and pressing the button. We… — George R. R. Martin
Many a scientist has patiently designed experiments for the purpose of substantiating his belief that animal operations are motivated by no purposes. He has perhaps… — Alfred North Whitehead
It is said that peace is the basic tenet of all religion. Yet it is in the name of religion that there has been so… — Taslima Nasrin
Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no! — Taslima Nasrin
It is not a case of our people...wanting either separation or integration. The use of these words actually clouds the real picture. The 22 million… — Malcolm X
You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by… — Stephen Breyer
It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of… — John Paul Stevens
Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes. — Jim Rohn
The secret subversive goal of my work is to show that women, not just lesbians, are regular human beings. — Alison Bechdel
Right up till the 1980s, SF envisioned giant mainframe computers that ran everything remotely, that ingested huge amounts of information and regurgitated it in startling… — Walter Jon Williams
I have been honored to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit… — Paul Watson
If you look at the Earth without architecture, its sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in… — Peter Zumthor
The election in Iraq clearly demonstrates that Iraqi people are like people everywhere. They desire to create a future in an environment that is safe… — John Ensign
All conflicts can be resolved. Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings. There are always interests that are furthered by… — Martti Ahtisaari
All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves we were all self-employed . . . finding our food, feeding ourselves. That’s where… — Muhammad Yunus
Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly. — Akira Kurosawa
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. — Akira Kurosawa
People are not "things" to be manipulated, labeled, boxed, bought, and sold. Above all else, they are not "human resources." They are entire human beings,… — Dee Hock
We were made to be human beings here, and when people try to be anything else, they generally get into some sort of scrapes. — Hannah Whitall Smith
Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings, while others are hard-pressed to find anything or… — Leo Buscaglia

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