#hum

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. ↗

— David Mamet

#every #human #human spirit #idea #matters

Culture exists and evolves to relegate to habit categories of interactions the constant conscious reference to which would make human interaction impossible. ↗

— David Mamet

#conscious #constant #culture #evolves #exists

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#binds #common #compassion #future #hope

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#deny #human #human rights #humanity #people

Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without even your asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective people. ↗

— Wendy Wasserstein

#humanity-complexity #humor #mind #funny

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#here #humble #i #people #prophet

We had to go all through the night thinking that our baby was dead. When God showed him to us, he wasn't dead, he was sucking his thumb. God had him safe and sound. He is a miracle. He is so healthy, so perfect, and God has really, really blessed us. ↗

— Barbara Mandrell

#blessed #dead #go #god #had

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug. ↗

— Edouard Manet

#begin #got #haven #humbug #instantly

The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness. ↗

— Heinrich Mann

#bourbon #first #happiness #human #human happiness

A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. ↗

— Horace Mann

#attaining #being #educated #full #heights