Nonhuman Quotes

39 quotes by 24 authors

Does the human intellect, or "reason," really spring us free from our inherence in the depths of this wild proliferation of forms? Or on the… — David Abram
Veganism must be the baseline if we are to have any hope of shifting the paradigm away from animals as things and toward animals as… — Gary L. Francione
Speciesism: A failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect — Joan Dunayer
As nonhuman animals, plants, and even 'inanimate' rivers once spoke to our oral ancestors, so the ostensibly â€œinertâ€ letters on the page now speak to… — David Abram
We see quite clearly that what happens to the nonhuman, happens to the human. What happens to the outer world, happens to the inner world. — Thomas Berry
It's bad biology to rob nonhuman animals of their emotional lives. — Marc Bekoff
Something nonhuman doesnâ€™t become human by getting older and bigger; whatever is human is human from the beginning. — Randy Alcorn
Reason's biological function is to preserve and promote life and to postpone its extinction as long as possible. Thinking and acting are not contrary to… — Ludwig von Mises
If we want justice for minorities and cooled wars with our natural enemies, whether human or nonhuman, we must first come to terms with the… — Alan Watts
We do not realize how deeply our starting assumptions affect the way we go about looking for and interpreting the data we collect. We should… — Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
Just about every children's book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook… — Jonathan Safran Foer
The global industrial economy is the engine for massive environmental degradation and massive human (and nonhuman) impoverishment. — Derrick Jensen
So,uh, where am I, exactly ? And what do you plan on doing with me ?" "You're at Underworld General Hospital. As you can probably… — Larissa Ione
We cannot justify treating any sentient nonhuman as our property, as a resource, as a thing that we an use and kill for our purposes. — Gary L. Francione
Forty-two years after Dr. King was murdered, we are still a nation of inequality. People of color, women, gays, lesbians, and others are still treated… — Gary L. Francione
The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience… — Dalai Lama
When you deal with something like compassion for physical pain, which we know is very, very old in evolution - we can find evidence for… — Antonio Damasio
There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman… — Peter Singer
Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms of… — Lynn Margulis

Who Wrote These Nonhuman Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 39 Nonhuman Quotes as follows: