#humanit

I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at all, as a pessimist. One often feels helpless in the face of the confusion of these times, such a mass of apparently uncontrollable events and experiences to live through, attempt to understand, and if at all possible, give order to; but one must not withdraw from the task if he has some small things to offer - he does so at the risk of diminishing his humanity. ↗

— Bernard Malamud

#experience #humanity #meliorist #optimist #pessimist

I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything. ↗

— Yanni

#humanity #power #faith

A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#food

No matter how pathetic or pitiful, every human is fated to have one moment in their lives in which they can change their own destiny. ↗

— Takayuki Yamaguchi

#equality #fate #freedom #human-rights #humanity

Man is guaranteed only those rights which he can defend. ↗

— Jack McCoy

#humanity #law #mccoy #order #rights

Each person carries within their core the birthright of creative freedom, which, when organized and orchestrated, is the most awesome force on earth. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#humanity #personal-freedom #freedom

I want to take all the pain of humanity, ball it up into a compressed, black 16-pound sphere, add three holes in a triangular formation to it, and use it to bowl a strike. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #humanity #pain #funny