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Human Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk
- Animal liberationists do not separate out the human animal, so there is no rational basis for saying that a human being has special rights. A…
- I am not only uninterested in having children. I am opposed to having children. Having a purebred human baby is like having a purebred dog;…
- If that hideousness came here [to the U.S.], it wouldn't be any more hideous for the animals-they are all bound for a ghastly death anyway.…
- The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being
- The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will solve every problem…
- Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.
- [I believe] that animals have a worth in and of themselves, and that they are not inferior to human beings but rather just different from…
- Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply…
- Every animal has his or her story, his or her thoughts, daydreams, and interests. All feel joy and love, pain and fear, as we now…
- It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why…
- Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and…
- It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.
- To me, it is one world, and the non-human animals bear the brunt of oppression and suffering.
- Perhaps measuring animal intelligence by comparing it to human intelligence isn't the best litmus test.
- Pigeons are among the most maligned urban wildlife despite the fact that human beings brought them to our shores and turned them loose in our…
- Today, I marvel at the vegan foods in the supermarket, at the cruelty-free clothing choices in stores, and at the fantastic alternatives to dissection in…
More Human Quotes
- The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
- Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded… — Hannah Arendt
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- No one's really happy anyway, it's not human. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong