Common Humanity Quotes

42 quotes by 34 authors

Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity. — Hillary Clinton
Once you experience Third World poverty, you're really changed forever, if you're at all open to it, because we're all united in our common humanity.… — Martin Sheen
But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our… — Mark Twain
It is not simply that we share with each other a common humanity, but that individually we have no humanity without each other. — Sara Maitland
This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations on behalf of… — Barack Obama
Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether… — Margaret H. Marshall
The world has never truly had to develop an ethic of interdependence rooted in our common humanity. And if we do it, the 21st century… — William J. Clinton
[P]art of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet to where we… — Barack Obama
Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their… — Barack Obama
For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and… — Christopher Dawson
When we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we recognize our common humanity. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
We will only begin to forgive when we can look upon the wrongdoers as ourselves, neither better nor worse. We need to remember that we… — Leo Buscaglia
Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to… — Daisaku Ikeda
The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of any nation because… — Oscar Arias
Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? — Walter Dean Myers
The most practical thing in the world is common sense and common humanity. — Nancy Astor
Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the worldâ€™s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common… — Barack Obama
Always embrace the common humanity that lies at the heart of us all. — Dalai Lama
If each of us can learn to relate to each other more out of compassion, with a sense of connection to each other and a… — Dalai Lama
Our common humanity is more important than all the things that divide us. — Mairead Corrigan

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