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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.

When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being - it's beyond belief.

Quotes by Eve Best

Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it's called, on the cusp of economics and psychology.

Quotes by Evan Davis

Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.

Quotes by Evan Esar

I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The answer was simple. Give them head colds. And first names. And keep their dialogue homey and...

Quotes by Evan Hunter

The subject of human rights in China confounds absolute pronouncements.

Quotes by Evan Osnos

In WWE, I focused more on Olympic lifting. I had to make sure that I was physically able to lift another human being at all times.

Quotes by Eva Marie

I wouldn't be educating children if I did not believe in human potential.

Quotes by Eva Moskowitz

Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.

Quotes by Euripides

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

Quotes by Eva Figes

Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum; it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other.

Quotes by Eugene Field

Friendship is something whose depth fits human aspirations and fulfills human possibilities. It has heft to it, as a gold-piece does and a gambling chip does not.

Quotes by Eugene Kennedy

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.

Quotes by Eugene V. Debs

Negroes are human beings with exactly the same faults and virtues as members of the other races.

Quotes by Ethel Waters

For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition.

Quotes by Estelle Parsons

This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different.

Quotes by Ernie Fletcher

The biological task of science is to provide the fully developed human individual with as perfect a means of orientating himself as possible. No other scientific ideal can be realised, and any other must be meaningless.

Quotes by Ernst Mach

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

Quotes by Ernest Renan

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Quotes by Ernest Renan

Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.

Quotes by Ernestine Rose

No! on Human Rights and Freedom, on a subject that is as self-evident as that two and two make four, there is no need of any written authority.

Quotes by Ernestine Rose

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.