Being Human Quotes - Page 14

• The fact that music can induce Goosebumps draw a tear inspire and connect is one of my favorite parts of being human

  Mark Hoppus

  Inspire, Tears, Facts

  Twitter post from Jun 19, 2011

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• Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Limits, Influence, Humans

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.429, Harvard University Press

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• Part of the blessing and challenge of being human is that we must discover our own true nature.

  Mark Nepo

  Blessing, Challenges, Humans

  Mark Nepo (2011). “The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have (Gift Edition)”, p.293, Conari Press

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• Saving the world requires saving democracy. That requires well-informed citizens. Conservation, environment, poverty, community, education, family, health, economy- these combine to make one quest: liberty and justice for all. Whether one's special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human comes from: compassion.

  Carl Safina

  Children, Compassion, Justice For All

  Carl Safina (2011). “The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World”, p.116, Macmillan

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• Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human.

  Brian Solis

  Empathy, Marketing, Engagement

  FaceBook post by Brian Solis from Dec 27, 2014

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• Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Time, Useless, Waste

  Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.46, Harmony

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• Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The dramas we encounter are part and parcel of being human. If we experienced no change or drama in our lives, if nothing unexpected ever happened, we would merely be like automatons, our lives unbearably monotonous and dull. Therefore, please develop a strong self so that you can enact the drama of your life with confidence and poise in the face of whatever vicissitudes you may encounter.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Strong, Drama, Self

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• How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human.

  Frank Warren

  Life, Hurt, Selfish

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• If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the whole you, the whole of the experience of being human, and the nature of the universe in which you live. There may be no step more important to achieving ultimate fulfillment than accepting what the Vedas teach us about desires--that some desires are inpsired by your soul.

  Rod Stryker

  Spiritual, Yoga, Mean

  Rod Stryker (2011). “The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom”, p.14, Delacorte Press

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• Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk
  about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going.
  They're like bread; you need to hear and tell them everyday.

  Bill Harley

  Heart, Everyday, Needs

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• I'm just a human being trying to make it in a world that is very rapidly losing it's understanding of being human.

  John Trudell

  Inspirational, Life, Understanding

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• One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu - the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality - Ubuntu - you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.

  Desmond Tutu

  Country, Thinking, Ubuntu

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• A culture that values production over life values the wrong things, because it will produce things at the expense of living beings, human or otherwise.

  Derrick Jensen

  Culture, Produce, Expenses

  Derrick Jensen (2000). “A Language Older Than Words”

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• The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.

  Charles Baudelaire

  Inspirational, Dance, Dancing

  Charles Baudelaire (1986). “La Fanfarlo”

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• Those who have ever valued liberty for its own sake believed that to be free to choose, and not to be chosen for, is an inalienable ingredient in what makes human beings human.

  Isaiah Berlin

  Liberty, Berlin, Ingredients

  "Liberty" by Isaiah Berlin, edited by Henry Hardy, (Introduction), 2002.

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• Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.

  Simon Sinek

  Responsibility, Paradox, Humans

  Twitter post from Oct 03, 2011

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• The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.

  Konrad Lorenz

  Friendship, Dog, Responsibility

  Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson (2002). “Man Meets Dog”, p.135, Psychology Press

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• I believe in standardizing automobiles, not human beings.

  Albert Einstein

  Life, Success, God

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• It is important to tell our secrets too because ... it makes it easier for other people to tell us a secret or two of their own, and exchanges like that have a lot to do with what being a family is all about and what being human is all about.

  Frederick Buechner

  Two, People, Secret

  Frederick Buechner (2009). “Telling Secrets”, p.3, Harper Collins

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• Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.

  Henri Nouwen

  Mean, Compassion, Immersion

  Henri J. M. Nouwen, John S. Mogabgab (2012). “A Spirituality of Living: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series”, p.32, Upper Room Books

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• The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.

  Stephen Levine

  Listening, Attention, Gifts Of Life

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• Part of the job of being human is to consistently underestimate our effect on other people.

  Lucy Grealy

  Jobs, People, Underestimate

  Lucy Grealy (1994). “Autobiography of a Face”, p.76, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Motivational, Expression, Challenges

  Viktor E Frankl (2012). “The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy”, p.30, Souvenir Press

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• Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.

  Henri Nouwen

  Lonely, Hurt, Pain

  Henri J. M. Nouwen (2017). “You are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living”, Hachette UK

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• The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.

  Rumi

  Dark, Doors, Laughing

  Rumi (2015). “Selected Poems”, p.150, Penguin UK

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