#humans

Long after the traces of the human animal have disappeared, many of the species it is bent on destroying will still be around, along with others that have yet to spring up. The Earth will forget mankind. The play of life will go on. ↗

— John Gray

#extinction #humans #the-coast-opposite-of-humanity #unsaved #life

We need cats to need us. It unnerves us that they do not. However, if they do not need us, they nonetheless seem to love us. ↗

— Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

#humans #jeffery #masson #love

The earth is another form of hell, and men are its demons. ↗

— Anonymous

#earth #hell #humans #men

Music is what tell us that the human race is greater than we realize. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#music #napoleon #music

For a human being, nothing comes naturally,' said Grumman. 'We have to learn everything we do. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#instinct #learning #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

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#also #always #been #continuing #done

You know, it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship. ↗

— Chris Martin

#know #needing #possible #public #reason

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment. ↗

— Gale Norton

#environment #environmentalism #figure #greatest #greatest challenge

I think records and music are more appropriate and more respectful of the human soul than the churches are. And more respectful of the needs of humans to communicate with the aspects of themselves that are neglected by language. ↗

— Will Oldham

#aspects #churches #communicate #human #human soul