Humans Quotes

20546 Humans quotes by 7441 unique authors

As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss. — Noam Chomsky
Language is a weapon of politicians, but language is a weapon in much of human affairs. — Noam Chomsky
Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, just as every other organism does. That's human nature. — Noam Chomsky
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit,… — Noam Chomsky
It's perfectly obvious that there is some genetic factor that distinguishes humans from other animals and that it is language-specific. The theory of that genetic… — Noam Chomsky
Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal. — Deepak Chopra
Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good. — Deepak Chopra
No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became… — Deepak Chopra
Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of… — Deepak Chopra
From a scientist's perspective, to understand everything that you need to know about human beings, you only have to tinker with all the mechanical parts… — Deepak Chopra
When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing resource. — Deepak Chopra
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an… — Winston Churchill
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. — Winston Churchill
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and… — Winston Churchill
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We would not be interested in human beings if we did not have the hope of someday meeting someone worse off than ourselves. — Emile M. Cioran
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to… — Eric Clapton
Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines derived before August 9, 2001 are eligible for federally funded… — Tom Allen
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. — Arthur C. Clarke
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of… — John Henrik Clarke
The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less. — Eldridge Cleaver
History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. — Eldridge Cleaver

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