Human Quotes

22022 quotes by 8110 authors

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory. — Giacomo Casanova
Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life. — Robert Casey
A 1990 Gallup poll found that 77 percent of Americans polled said abortion was the taking of human life. I agree, and believe that taking… — Robert Casey
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. — Willa Cather
Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening. — Willa Cather
The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand. — Willa Cather
The more information you have, the more human our heroes become and consequently the less mysterious and godlike. They need to be godlike. — Nick Cave
The band is a living, breathing thing. It grows in the same way we do as human beings and if it doesn't, it dies. It's… — Nick Cave
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in… — Nick Cave
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation. — Miguel de Cervantes
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as… — Nicolas Chamfort
If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race. — Fred Allen
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. — William Ellery Channing
God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth. — William Ellery Channing
Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can… — William Ellery Channing
The home is the chief school of human virtues. — William Ellery Channing
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience… — William Ellery Channing
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Not in achievement, but in endurance, of the human soul, does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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