Human Quotes

22022 quotes by 8110 authors

Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality. — Alexis Carrel
I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate… — Jim Carrey
People need motivation to do anything. I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. — Jim Carrey
You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes, basically. I go back and forth. Once every six months,… — Jim Carrey
There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation; and everyone must reach the point at length of absolute prostration. — Lewis Carroll
When I look at the human brain I'm still in awe of it. — Benjamin Carson
My strong belief is that God created human beings and therefore he knows about every aspect of the human body. So if I want to… — Benjamin Carson
The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human. — Aaron Carter
We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America. — Jimmy Carter
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement. — Jimmy Carter
Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood. — Jimmy Carter
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes. — Jimmy Carter
For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the… — Jimmy Carter
I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic human rights. And it's one that's easily corrected.… — Jimmy Carter
I've used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I've still been able… — Jimmy Carter
When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down… — Jimmy Carter
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for… — Jimmy Carter

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