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Human Quotes

Being human is a work in progress.

These human quotes take a reflective turn, covering our capacity to change and adapt, the elusive search for real satisfaction beyond consumption, and a candid look at why relationships often fall short of what we hope for. For more, see our Human Being quotes.

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.

Joseph Conrad

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover.

Quotes by Joseph Addison

Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.

Quotes by Joseph Addison

The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent.

Quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset

Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified.

Quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset

The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests and promote our values, like human rights.

Quotes by Jose Manuel Barroso

I'm not a minority: I'm a majority of one. We all are. To call someone a minority, you give them baggage, of not being full, or not being seen as full. All of us need to be seen as full...

Quotes by Jose Antonio Vargas

I am in jail for defending human rights, not independence.

Quotes by Jordi Cuixart

People are fascinated, for whatever reason, by human drama, and the idea that cameras are capturing ambient stories.

Quotes by Jonathan Nolan

In terms of long-term durable storage, the human mind, paradoxically, is pretty good, but it's very fragile.

Quotes by Jonathan Nolan

If you battle monsters, you don't always become a monster. But you aren't entirely human anymore, either.

Quotes by Jonathan Maberry

The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.

Quotes by Jonathan Haidt

I'm a human being and every human being has problems.

Quotes by Jonathan Davis

We actually have 10 times as many cells of microbes on us as we have human cells... We are literally a teeming ecosystem of microorganisms.

Quotes by Jonathan Eisen

The climate is changing, but the question is how much - and to what extent human factors are contributing to that.

Quotes by Jon Keyser

Representation means having characters with layers, showing them as human beings, so we can relate or have mixed emotions for that character.

Quotes by Jon M. Chu

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.

Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

It is probable that Facebook boasts the broadest, deepest, and most comprehensive dataset of human information, interests, and activity ever collected.

Quotes by Jon Evans

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.

Quotes by Joichi Ito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about seeking human honour and respect?
Yes, one quote expresses this as a kind of utopian wish: "Perhaps I seek certain utopian things, space for human honour and respect, landscapes not yet offended, planets that do not exist yet, dreamed landscapes." For more reflections on what it means to exist, see our Being quotes.
Is there a quote about human beings changing and growing over time?
Yes, one quote states: "As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser." For more directly on this theme, see our Human Being quotes.
Is there a quote about finding happiness outside of consumption?
Yes, one quote argues: "There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production." For more on this idea, see our Life quotes.
Is there a quote about where human attention tends to focus in relationships?
Yes, one quote observes: "Human attention tends to be focused on the satisfactions relationships are hoped to bring, precisely because somehow they have not been truly satisfactory."
Where can I find more quotes about the human experience generally?
Our Always quotes offer more broad, timeless reflections that pair well with this theme.

Broader reflections on identity and existence continue on our Being and Life pages, both natural extensions of this theme.