Human Quotes

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In man's brain the impressions from outside are not merely registered; they produce concepts and ideas. They are the imprint of the external world upon… — Victor Frederick Weisskopf
Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself. — E. O. Wilson
I hate babies. They're so human. — Hector Hugh Munro
The most mortifying infirmity in human nature, to feel in ourselves, or to contemplate in another, is perhaps cowardice. — Charles Lamb
Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end. — Joseph Conrad
There is not a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American. — Mark Twain
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being; the American wants to be considered a… — Louis Kronenberger
The trend towards pure art betrays not arrogance, as is often thought, but modesty. Art that has rid itself of human pathos is a thing… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Psychedelics are probably responsible for every aspect of human evolution apart from the decline in bodyhair. — Terence McKenna
All human knowledge thus begins with intuitions, proceeds thence to concepts, and ends with ideas. — Immanuel Kant
By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being, and only then does he… — Maria Montessori
Why, do you not know, then, that the origin of all human evils, and of baseness, and cowardice, is not death, but rather the fear… — Epictetus
Education is the leading human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them; and these two objects are always attainable… — John Ruskin
There are almost no limits to the discoveries of how the human brain operates in illness and health, in sleep and waking and dreaming, in… — Max Lerner
The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer… — Cesar Chavez
Do not romanticize the poor...We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity. — Cesar Chavez
What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself,… — Cesar Chavez
The strike and the boycott, they have cost us much. What they have not paid us in wages, better working conditions, and new contracts, they… — Cesar Chavez
Our conviction is that human life and limb are a very special possession given by God to man and that no one has the right… — Cesar Chavez
Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using… — Cesar Chavez

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