#beings

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. ↗

— George Orwell

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Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings. ↗

— George Orwell

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When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic. ↗

— George Orwell

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On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. ↗

— George Orwell

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The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness. ↗

— Jesse Owens

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Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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If you didn't have any conscious beings in the world, there really wouldn't be morality but with consciousness that you have it. ↗

— Roger Penrose

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But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

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War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible. ↗

— Jeanette Rankin

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I did become American citizen in order to vote. I lived in this country for a very long time and I finally reached the point where I thought, I'm often sticking my neck out on various issues as all human beings have a right to do. ↗

— Lynn Redgrave

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