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Social Quotes by Dalai Lama
- Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We…
- It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more…
- Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice…
- There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and…
- As far as social-economic theory is concerned, I am still a Marxist
- Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.
- Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able to see beyond…
- We are social animals. Others' suffering is ultimately your suffering; their happiness is ultimately your happiness.
- It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of…
- We human beings are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether…
- One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth every…
More Social Quotes
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- Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been… — J. J. Abrams
- Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
- Social media is called social media for a reason. It lends itself to sharing rather than horn-tooting. — Margaret Atwood
- I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply… — Margaret Atwood
- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood
- It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it.… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the… — Diane Ackerman
- The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his… — Ibrahim Babangida
- You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social presence in… — Amitabh Bachchan
- I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service. — Michelle Bachelet
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet