Human Condition Quotes

332 Human Condition quotes by 288 unique authors

No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death,… — Eugene Ionesco
No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition. — Milan Kundera
We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition. — Madeleine M. Kunin
Gambling is part of the human condition. I love it. I have the best time gambling. I've been winning fortunes, and I've been losing them. — Jerry Lewis
In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human… — Baz Luhrmann
I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition. — Mercedes McCambridge
If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access to good medical care, or the physical basics that provide… — Ralph Merkle
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition. — Michel de Montaigne
You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't need to go to Beirut… — P.J. O'Rourke
I try to say something about the human condition whenever I can when I'm lucky. — Mandy Patinkin
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. — Octavio Paz
I've never met a person who does not want a safer world, better medical care and education for their children, and peace with their neighbours.… — Eric Schmidt
The challenge of the retail business is the human condition. — Howard Schultz
A short story is a shard, a sliver, a vignette. It's a biopsy on the human condition but it doesn't have this capacity to think… — Will Self
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his… — William Shakespeare
The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the human condition. — William Shatner
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. — George Soros
My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting, listening to some music, some opera, which has nothing at… — Wole Soyinka
I don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition. — Rick Springfield
You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening. — Jacki Weaver

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