Top 25 Humanist Quotes of 29

We have to replace beauty, which is a cultural concept, with goodness, which is a humanist concept.

We have to replace beauty, which is a cultural concept, with goodness, which is a humanist concept.

Design, Goodness, Humanist

"Design and Technology for the Next Generation". Book edited by David Barlex, 2007.

Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.

Humanity, Anthropology, Humanistic

Humanism involves far more than the negation of supernaturalism. It requires an affirmative philosophy . . . translated into a life devoted to one's own improvement and the service of all mankind.

Corliss Lamont

Philosophy, Improvement, Humanist

Power is the flower of organization.

A. Philip Randolph

Flower, Organization, Humanist

What we need to do is to humanize the scientist and simonize the humanist.

C.P. Snow

Needs, Scientist, Humanist

Education no longer has a humanist end or any value in itself; it has only one goal, to create technicians.

Jacques Ellul

Goal, Ends, Humanist

The curriculum of the future will be what one might call the humanistic curriculum.

John Goodlad

Might, Curriculum, Humanistic

Confucius was a humanist and an agnostic.

Hu Shih

Agnostic, Humanist

Change comes from power, and power comes from organization. In order to act, people must get together.

Saul Alinsky

Organization, Humanist, Rules For Radicals

"Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals". Book by Saul Alinsky, p. 113, archive.org. 1971.

The term that best describes me now is 'secular humanist.'

Charles M. Schulz

Religion, Atheism, Humanist

At one point, 'feminist' became a pejorative term. How did that happen? If you're a feminist, you're basically saying you're a humanist.

Julianne Moore

Feminist, Humanist, Term

I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.

Sandra Bernhard

Choices, Abortion, Humanist

The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection.

Irving Babbitt

Sympathy, Balance, Humanist

Irving Babbitt (1908). “Literature and the American college: essays in defense of the humanities”

Bertrand Russell started off as a mathematician and then degenerated into a philosopher and finally into a humanist; he went downhill rapidly!

Gregory Chaitin

Philosopher, Humanist, Mathematician

No, not a feminist. I'm a humanist. I'm neither one side nor the other.

David Attenborough

Feminist, Sides, Humanist

"Sir David Attenborough interview: The one question about life that still baffles him". Interview with Jenn Selby, www.independent.co.uk. January 28, 2015.

The gospel shows a God far more holy than the legalist can bear, yet far more merciful than a humanist can conceive

Timothy Keller

Bears, Holy, Humanist

Atheism comes into rather a bad press and I suppose I'd rather describe myself as a humanist... I don't believe in God. I don't believe there is a God.

Stephen Fry

Believe, Atheism, Humanist

"The Importance of Unbelief". Big Think Interview, bigthink.com. December 8, 2009.

Intellect, without heart, is infinitely cruel. . . .

Robert Green Ingersoll

Heart, Humanist, Intellect

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.2169, Library of Alexandria

I would define myself as a Marxian, and that means of course also as a humanist.

Erich Fromm

Mean, Humanist, Courses

Source: www.scribd.com

He was a humanist then, he's a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero.

Tavis Smiley

Hero, Mind, Humanist

Source: www.pbs.org

I'm a humanist and an optimist.

Stewart D. Friedman

Humanist, Optimist

"Stewart D. Friedman on 'Leading the Life You Want'". Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. August 22, 2016.

Intelligence, guided by kindness, is the highest wisdom. . . .

Robert Green Ingersoll

Kindness, Humanist, Highest

Joseph Lewis, Robert Green Ingersoll (1957). “Ingersoll the Magnificent: To which Has Been Added a Special Arrangement of Some Gems from Ingersoll for Inspiration, Wisdom, and Courage”

I remain a humanist. We are a very curious race.

Michael Tippett

Race, Curious, Humanist

I'm a humanist. I'm an observer. I have a very scientific mind. I believe metaphysics and science absolutely blended are more the truth for me. It doesn't work just believing in what somebody says.

Meredith Brooks

Believe, Mind, Humanist