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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.

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

George Orwell

With work increasingly invisible, it's much harder to grasp the human effects, the social contours, of the Internet economy.

Quotes by George Packer

When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.

Quotes by George Pierce Baker

There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.

George R.R. Martin

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are.

Quotes by George Meredith

All art is dependent on technology because it's a human endeavour, so even when you're using charcoal on a wall or designed the proscenium arch, that's technology.

Quotes by George Lucas

Basically, I'm a shy human being. Very introverted.

Quotes by George Hamilton

The Indian is a human being.

Quotes by George Crook

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.

George Eliot

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

George Eliot

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.

George Eliot

Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of...

Quotes by George C. Williams

Most evolving lineages, human or otherwise, when threatened with extinction, don't do anything special to avoid it.

Quotes by George C. Williams

Not all human souls but only the pious ones are divine.

Quotes by Georg Hermes

I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.

Quotes by Georg Brandes

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do so.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

Disease is a vital expression of the human organism.

Quotes by Georg Groddeck

If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world.

Quotes by Gene Tunney

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.