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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.

I believe it's possible to have hit songs and popular music that's recorded by human beings.

Quotes by Frankie Ballard

God did not intend the human family to be wafted to heaven on flowery beds of ease.

Quotes by Frank Knox

All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.

Quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright

Human insulin differs from other mammalian types by having a different C-terminal amino acid on the B chain. The immunological difference between beef insulin and human insulin, which is presumably responsible for the antigenicity of the former in some human...

Quotes by Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Ever since taking office, the Obama administration has sought to accommodate Islamist demands that freedom of expression be curbed, lest it offend Muslims and stoke violence. For example, in 2009, the administration co-sponsored a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution...

Quotes by Frank Gaffney

Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.

Quotes by Frank B. Kellogg

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

Quotes by Frank Borman

Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.

Quotes by Francois Mauriac

Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities.

Quotes by Franjo Tudjman

In U.S. discourse, immigrants are mostly represented as less than human, a policy problem, or as just that, a category, and categories are prisons.

Quotes by Francisco Goldman

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

My own area of expertise is the genetics of human disease. I was fortunate to be part of the team that found the genes for cystic fibrosis, and Huntington's disease and neurofibromatosis.

Quotes by Francis Collins

As a Christian, but also as a scientist responsible for overseeing the Human Genome Project, one of my concerns has been the limits on applications of our understanding of the genome. Should there be limits? I think there should. I...

Quotes by Francis Collins

So much of what we are currently seeing as far as human suffering and misery comes from diseases that should have been preventable but were not.

Quotes by Francis Collins

I get called lots of things - a biochemist, a molecular biologist, a chemical engineer - and I guess I am all of those. I identify most as human!

Quotes by Frances Arnold

No human can design a good enzyme, yet we are surrounded by them after 3.5 billion years of work by evolution.

Quotes by Frances Arnold

I'm not an actor because I want my picture taken. I'm an actor because I want to be part of the human exchange.

Quotes by Frances McDormand

The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic.

Quotes by Flume

A lot of electronic music out there feels cold. I want to incorporate a human element.

Quotes by Flume

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.