Human Condition Quotes

332 quotes by 291 authors

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come… — Margaret Atwood
I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think that's only reserved… — Kevin Bacon
For me, comedy is a day-to-day report on the human condition. It's what's happening right now. I get maybe 20 minutes of my act straight… — Elayne Boosler
This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things.. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on… — Jeff Bridges
Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people. — Eli Broad
I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem… — Octavia Butler
I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection. — Nicolas Cage
He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool. — Albert Camus
Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute… — Alexis Carrel
I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition. — Maya Angelou
The theist can only find meaning by leaving this life for a transcendental world beyond the grave. The human world as he finds it is… — Paul Kurtz
When freedom prevails, the ingenuity and inventiveness of people creates incredible wealth. This is the source of the natural improvement of the human condition. — Brian Wesbury
Solitude lies at the lowest depth of the human condition. Man is the only being who feels himself to be alone and the only one… — Octavio Paz
I'm attracted to the extreme light and the extreme dark. I'm interested in the human condition and what makes people tick. I'm interested in the… — Johnny Depp
Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his jealousy will still blind him… — Arthur Koestler
Memory isn't a theme; it's part of the human condition. — Hilary Mantel
The human condition is such that pain and effort are not just symptoms which can be removed without changing life itself; they are the modes… — Hannah Arendt
Every man carries the entire form of human condition. — Michel de Montaigne
There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth… — Mike Figgis

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