Humanistic Quotes

42 quotes by 39 authors

Even if man's hunger and thirst and his sexual strivings are completely satisfied, 'he' is not satisfied. In contrast to the animal his most compelling… — Erich Fromm
If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot. — Ruth Simmons
My impulse is to create an aesthetic that's about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters. — Mike White
Aesthetic life is not something sophisticated - that's a humanistic lie. Aesthetic life is as integral to being human as building sandcastles on the beach… — Calvin Seerveld
If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do,but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic. — Eric Kripke
Collecting at its best is very far from mere acquisitiveness; it may become one of the most humanistic of occupations, seeking to illustrate by the… — Arthur Davison Ficke
I always get into arguments with people who want to retain the old values in painting - the humanistic values that they... find on the… — Frank Stella
The study of letters is the study of the operation of human force, of human freedom and activity; the study of nature is the study… — Matthew Arnold
He [Mark Webb] is very savvy, technically, he's shot so many videos, he knows how to get what he wants. The surprise, of course, is… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the… — William Shatner
My parents were very well read. They were both New Englanders, not highly educated, but they had a sophisticated... they were both very humanistic, and… — Patti Smith
I have great hope and faith, but it's a humanistic faith based in facts; you have to believe that facts exist. We can all arrive… — Greg Graffin
What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present… — Nawal El Saadawi
The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves... — Paulo Freire
Is psychiatry a medical enterprise concerned with treating diseases, or a humanistic enterprise concerned with helping persons with their personal problems? Psychiatry could be one… — Thomas Szasz
Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and history generally, and… — Richard Hornby
I love and collect contemporary art and go to all the art fairs. I love Damien Hirst and Matthew Barney. I grew up in Italy… — Nouriel Roubini
My point of view when I make a book or I make a movie is to see the humanistic point of view. The point of… — Marjane Satrapi
I think my politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics,… — Lily Tomlin
Well, I just wanted to be a person. I just wanted them to keep writing me as humanistic as possible. — Fisher Stevens

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