#being

If there were a science of human beings it would be anthropology that aims at understanding the totality of experience through structural context. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

#anthropology #beings #context #experience #human

On the other hand, for the whole human being who wills, feels, and represents, external reality is given simultaneously and with as much certitude as his own self. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

#certitude #external #feels #given #hand

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#because #beings #come #doing #face

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred. ↗

— William O. Douglas

#being #better #coming #degree #enduring

Being Poet Laureate made me realize I was capable of a larger voice. There is a more public utterance I can make as a poet. ↗

— Rita Dove

#capable #i #i can #larger #laureate

Being on stage a lot is quite physical. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#lot #physical #quite #stage

Does being a feminist mean that I believe that I'm as good as any man? Yes. ↗

— Yasmine Bleeth

#being #believe #does #feminist #good

As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention. ↗

— Yasmine Bleeth

#attention #being #focus #used #you

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#being #came #carl #formal #gave

Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days. ↗

— Brenda Blethyn

#considered #days #good #good job #job