#humanism

That which is called humanism, but what would be more correctly called irreligious anthropocentrism, cannot yield answers to the most essential questions of our life ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#life

God is colourblind. But we are not God. God does not need to see colour and difference. God is far bigger than all of that. We are human. We are destined to grow and learn from each other and with each other and there is no growing, there is no learning, there is no wonder and no majesty in life if we were like God. We were meant to see colour and difference.To deny these is to lack respect. To blind ourselves to these is to fool one another. To shun these is to deny ourselves growth and knowledge. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#difference #differences #human #humanism #humanity

Life has no meaning a priori… It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#post-modernism #life

I find it odd- the greed of mankind. People only like you for as long as they perceive they can get what they want from you. Or for as long as they perceive you are who they want you to be. But I like people for all of their changing surprises, the thoughts in their heads, the warmth that changes to cold and the cold that changes to warmth... for being human. The rawness of being human delights me. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#human-nature #humanism #humanity #inspirational #inspirational-attitude

Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#humanism #life

It seems to me that in our lifetime we have passed from the wreck of liberal humanism to the beginning of a new recognition of dogma: isn't it rather tremendous? ↗

— Ruth Pitter

#dogma #humanism #liberal #lifetime #me

There is something simply beautiful and simply innocent, in being human. It is just so innocent and beautiful. I love it. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#human #humanism #humanity #inspirational #inspirational-life

There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? I appeal as a human being to human beings; remember your humanity, and forget the rest. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#inspirational #peace #philosophy #death

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#atheism #humanism #secularism #humans

Next year, Equality Now will celebrate - if that’s the word - will clock its twentieth year. Two decades of fighting the good fight, fighting the cause, and in case I haven’t been the clear, the cause is that one half of the human race is given the same basic equal rights that the other half enjoys. Or, not given. Given back. That is not a milestone, twenty years, that I intend to go unnoticed. I want to make some noise. I want to make a joyful noise, I want to make too much noise. I want the neighbors to complain. I’m tired of being polite about something that matters so much. [Quote from Introduction Video for Can't Stop the Serenity 2011] ↗

— Joss Whedon

#equality #feminist #humanism #humanist #joss-whedon