2,158 Quotes About Humans

Lantern in hand;seeking humansin bright darkness...

And then I think, maybe that’s what we are. An accidental spectacle.

Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content.

What does freedom mean if we accept the fundamental premise that humans are social beings, raised in certain social and historical contexts and belonging to particular communities that shape their desires and understandings of the world?

Dare to desire, dare to do.

It strikes me profoundly that the world is more often than not a bad and cruel place.

Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someone solved it.

While you're governing the colony and I'm writing political philosophy, They'll never guess that in the darkness of night we sneak into each other's room and play checkers and have pillow fights.

With some money in your pocket you walk confidently, you talk confidently and you work confidently.