Human Quotes

22022 quotes by 8592 authors

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their… — James A. Baldwin
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the… — Ansel Adams
The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. — Ansel Adams
In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get… — Alan Ball
I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women! — Robert Ballard
Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine. — Hosea Ballou
I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race. — Honore de Balzac
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit. — Edward Abbey
Ideas devour the ages as men are devoured by their passions. When man is cured, human nature will cure itself perhaps. — Honore de Balzac
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or… — Honore de Balzac
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former… — Honore de Balzac
Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit. — Stefan Banach
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to… — Douglas Adams
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring… — Antonio Banderas
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links… — Roger Bannister
I like ideas. I find them more exciting than human behavior for the most part. — John Banville
If I was asked to say what was the greatest invention of human beings, I would say the sentence. — John Banville
God himself took this human flesh upon him. — William Barclay
Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. — Henry Adams
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. — Henry Adams

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