#humans

Referring to Jumper the spider, who needs to hide himself in human form, and he's learning to act like a human. "I'm sure I can learn to walk faster than that," he said desperately. "But you'll also need to learn the nuances of human behavior. Such as not going around naked." "What's wrong with being natural?" he demanded. "Humans aren't natural. They are girt about by all manner of conventions. It will take time for you to catch up with them all. ↗

— Piers Anthony

#morals #spiders #nature

we are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of true romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. i do not say lonely — at least, not all the time — but essentially, and finally, alone. this is what makes your self-respect so important, and i don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness ↗

— William S Burroughs

#humans #people #philosophy #respect

Still, they have one thing I envy. Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#humans #life #sensibility #death

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood. ↗

— Phil Donahue

#belong #cats #class #cows #humans

A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#center #creation #earth #ego #expression

The important thing is that we now have the tools to sequence all kinds of animals and plants and microbes - as well as humans. It is not important that we didn't actually finish the human sequence yet. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#finish #human #humans #important #important thing

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#because #believe #humans #i #i believe

People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses. ↗

— Carlisle Floyd

#basic #because #element #factor #fall

Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#complicated #earth #humans #most #next

Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

#bliss #charming #colors #consummate #deceptive