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Humans Quotes - Page 73

Of human work none but what is bad can be perfect in its own bad way.

John Ruskin, John D. Rosenberg (1964). “The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings”, p.183, University of Virginia Press

For men to tell how human life began Is hard; for who himself beginning knew?

1665 Adam to Raphael. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.8, l.250-1.

Before verse can be human again it must learn to be brutal.

John Millington Synge, Ann Saddlemyer (1998). “Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays”, p.10, Oxford University Press, USA

We are human because we can fantasize.

John Medina (2014). “Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School”, p.14, Pear Press

The miracle and hope of human consciousness is that we can still conceive of boundlessness.

"This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl". Book by Esther Earl, Lori Earl and Wayne Earl, January 28, 2014.

Nothing has ever looked like that ever in all of human history.

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.87, Penguin

that while the world wasn't built for humans, we were built for the world.

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.174, Penguin

Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

Remarks upon receiving an honorary degree from Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., 26 Oct. 1963

Our job as humans is to hold onto thoughts of what we want.

FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Mar 07, 2014