#human nature

Every so often, we pass laws repealing human nature. ↗

— Howard Lindsay

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There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport. ↗

— David Millar

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All the great novels, all the great films, all the great dramas are fictions that actually tell us the truth about us or about human nature or about human situations without being tied into the minutia of documentary events. Otherwise we might as well just make documentaries. ↗

— Jeremy Northam

#actually #being #documentaries #documentary #dramas

Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture. ↗

— Steven Pinker

#bringing #evolutionary #four #human #human nature

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. ↗

— Plato

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This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness. ↗

— Michael Pollan

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The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics. ↗

— Elihu Root

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There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. ↗

— Elihu Root

#another #another way #better #each #good

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ↗

— William James

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People want to typecast you; it's human nature. ↗

— Stacy Keach

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