#hum

When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity. ↗

— Martin Sheen

#afford #because #belong #child #club

Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God. ↗

— Bruce Shelley

#christianity #event #god #humiliation #major

Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit. ↗

— William Shirley

#cannot #convey #fully #greatness #human

I have great confidence in the universal value and in basic human rights and I have great confidence that referenda will eventually take root and become part of our daily lives in Taiwan. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#basic human rights #become #confidence #daily #daily lives

If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#country #democratic #hands #hearts #hold

I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#difficult #human #human beings #i #i think

There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman animals are conscious beings, that they can suffer. ↗

— Peter Singer

#between #conscious #difference #doubt #fact

We see things like reciprocity which are fairly central to our view of ethics. But if you're talking about a set of worked-out rules on what we are supposed to do then, yes, it is a human product. ↗

— Peter Singer

#central #ethics #fairly #human #like

You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb. ↗

— Nancy Banks Smith

#carry #comes #forever #someone #thumb

We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential. ↗

— Tony Snow

#got #hearts #hope #human #just