Their Humanity Quotes

41 quotes by 37 authors

There is no doubt that I have discovered the ultimate in stagnant human societies. The Bikura have realized the human dream of immortality and have… — Dan Simmons
The miracle is that some have stepped out of the rags of the Republic's definition to assume the great burden and glory of their humanity… — James A. Baldwin
In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands… — Mary McCarthy
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom of… — Nelson Mandela
We're face-to-face with images all the time in a way that we never have been before. Young people need to understand that not all images… — Martin Scorsese
It's easier for the former masters to put aside the masks that hid their humanity than for the former slaves to recognise the faces underneath.… — Nadine Gordimer
I'd like to say that people . . . people can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world. Show me… — Joe Strummer
This book will present some aspects of what the writer has termed the pedagogy of the oppressed, a pedagogy which must be forged with, not… — Paulo Freire
This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. Itâ€™s a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin blaming… — Janet Mock
Rebels defy the rules of society, risking everything to retain their humanity. If the world Atwood depicts is chilling, if 'God is losing,' the only… — Joyce Johnson
The Universe wants to play. Those who refuse out of dry spiritual greed & choose pure contemplation forfeit their humanity - those who refuse out… — Hakim Bey
In order for this struggle to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way to create it),… — Paulo Freire
Children need people in order to become human.... It is primarily through observing, playing, and working with others older and younger than himself that a… — Urie Bronfenbrenner
If you stare at someone long enough, you start to see their humanity. — Mark Andrus
I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is… — Nelson Mandela
When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it. — Confucius
And so do people pass out of one's life and all you can remember of them is their humanity, a poor fitful thing of no… — E L Doctorow
All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both… — James Cromwell
The biographies of great artists make it abundantly clear that the creative urge is often so imperious that it battens on their humanity and yokes… — Carl Jung
I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills. — Diane Keaton

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