Logo - Feel The Words

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.

In the human lung, there are millions of air foils, just like aeroplane wings, which facilitate normal breathing.

Quotes by Forrest Bird

Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.

Quotes by Fidel Castro

The world has not yet reached the point which, in my view, is an essential condition for the survival of our human species: access by all the peoples to the material resources of this planet.

Quotes by Fidel Castro

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

Quotes by Felix Frankfurter

We have no quarrel with a policy that seeks to support human rights.

Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

From the day an idea is conceptualized to the day the technology is built, carried out, and regulated, it's important to have that human awareness.

Quotes by Fei-Fei Li

It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.

Quotes by Felix Bloch

We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

Quotes by Federica Mogherini

Our expectation is that the Russian Federation does its part to protect its own citizens in full respect of human rights principles.

Quotes by Federica Mogherini

The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.

Quotes by Federica Montseny

The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish.

Quotes by Federico Garcia Lorca

They talked about how it was our rights as human beings to register and vote. I never knew we could vote before. Nobody ever told us.

Quotes by Fannie Lou Hamer

A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.

Quotes by Fabrizio Moreira

Snowflakery is simply being human, which makes it a pretty flakey insult.

Quotes by Faith Salie

Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.

Quotes by Ezra Cornell

I think I enjoy playing human beings no matter the substance of their character.

Quotes by Ezra Miller

Satan works through human agents.

Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

The human body is the tabernacle of the spirit, and God expects that it be kept clean and unimpaired.

Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Quotes by Evelyn Waugh

The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.

Quotes by Evelyn Waugh

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.