#human nature

A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression. ↗

— Mo Yan

#dark #dark side #express #expression #human

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature. ↗

— Hjalmar Branting

#deepest #desire #fraternity #however #human

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#barriers #coercion #given #history #human

It is clear that this essential Christian doctrine gives a new value to human nature, to human history and to human life which is not to be found in the other great oriental religions. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#clear #doctrine #essential #found #gives

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal. ↗

— Amy Grant

#cheer #curious #down #human #human nature

It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door. ↗

— David Hackworth

#banging #danger #door #granted #human

Human nature means that institutions at some point lose their sense of mission. That sense of vulnerability drives Pimco. ↗

— Bill Gross

#human #human nature #institutions #lose #means

It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly. ↗

— Vaclav Havel

#also #experience #first #human #human nature

Loki in 'Thor' is the most incredible springboard into a sort of excavation of the darker aspects of human nature. So that was thrilling, coming back knowing that I'd built the boat and now I could set sail into choppier waters. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

#back #boat #built #coming #could

Our job is to represent the truth of human nature, whether you're playing a tender love story that's set in a coffee shop or whether you're in 'The Avengers,' which is set in a Manhattan which is exploding. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

#coffee #exploding #human #human nature #job