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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.

Here in the United States, corporations has human rights. And then why not - why not nature also, if corporations can defend themselves, saying, 'We have human rights?' Well, let's admit that nature also should be protected.

Quotes by Eduardo Galeano

All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.

Quotes by Edmund Waller

The human imagination has already come to conceive the possibility of recreating human society.

Quotes by Edmund Wilson

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.

Quotes by Edgar Ramirez

I'm definitely interested in exploring human contradictions. Contradictions are what make us human - it's what defines us as human beings. Contradictions are what make characters interesting, and I've been lucky to be presented with characters who have a lot...

Quotes by Edgar Ramirez

Yes, I'm doing damage to my body now. The human body isn't designed to be this size.

Quotes by Eddie Hall

I guess you have to be on the edge of the normal human condition to be exceptional.

Quotes by Edd China

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.

Quotes by Eddie Bernice Johnson

I do think that every super power on the globe has a very poor record on human rights.

Quotes by Ed Schultz

Real human emotion is always interesting.

Quotes by Ed Skrein

I like humor: the sort of gentle humor that points out human foibles.

Quotes by Ed Greenwood

In Uzbekistan, hundreds of protesters were recently killed under the corrupt regime of President Karimov in what human rights groups are calling a massacre.

Quotes by Ed Markey

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being's, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about...

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Character is supreme in life, hence Jesus stood supreme in the supreme thing - so supreme that, when we think of the ideal, we do not add virtue to virtue, but think of Jesus Christ, so that the standard of...

Quotes by E. Stanley Jones

We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations...

Quotes by Earl Blumenauer

I'm interested in roles that are human, that have some sort of empathic quality.

Quotes by Dylan Sprouse

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.