Human Needs Quotes

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To 'be loved' is the most basic of human needs. Like a flower, it waters the human soul. But 'to love' is a true blessing. — Olivia Newton-John
No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings. We all seek happiness and try to… — Dalai Lama
Fairness is an efficiency parameter if we look at the whole global civilization. It is not an efficient way of meeting human needs if one… — Karl-Henrik Robert
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now for the same… — Billy Joel
This law represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means completed--a structure intended to lessen the force of… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of… — Abraham Maslow
To deal with individual human needs at the everyday level can be noble sometimes. — Jimmy Carter
The earth has everything for all human needs, but nothing for his greed. — Mahatma Gandhi
Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs. — Dalai Lama
Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy… — Toby Hemenway
There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. — Banksy
We must start... rebuilding our cities around energy efficiency and human needs, rather than around the car and wasted energy. — Jay Inslee
Everyoneâ€”all of us, every last person on Godâ€™s earthâ€”deserves decent shelter.Â It speaks to the most basic of human needsâ€”our homeâ€”the soil from which allÂ… — Millard Fuller
Art is an intersection of many human needs. — Carl Andre
I understand, of course, that grain-fed meat is not the cause of the world hunger problem-and eating some of it doesn't directly take food out… — Frances Moore LappÃ©
We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and Duty's, never are at odds.… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Art is a conduit toward human needs and perception, — John Maeda
... the aim of development must be neither producerism not consumerism, but the satisfaction of fundamental human needs, which are not only needs of humanity... — Manfred Max Neef
'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich relationships, to meet… — Stephen Covey
It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to… — Jane McGonigal

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