#beings

Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed. ↗

— Claude McKay

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My father always taught by telling stories about his experiences. His lessons were about morality and art and what insects and birds and human beings had in common. He told me what it meant to be a man and to be a Black man. He taught me about love and responsibility, about beauty, and how to make gumbo. ↗

— Walter Mosley

#always #art #be a man #beauty #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

#aspire #beings #felt #genuinely #human

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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We're all human beings, but some of us are more sophisticated at covering our flaws. We're just smart enough to lie to ourselves that everything is OK. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

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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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As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself. ↗

— Richard Thompson

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