The saddest part about being human is not paying attention. Presence is the gift of life.
Merely being human is morally significant.
Being human, at times, is very painful, and that leads us to reawakening.
For me, philosophy is an activity of thought that is common to human beings. Human beings at their best.
I'm obsessed with being human.
There's no victory-condition for being human.
Being human is difficult. Some people make it more difficult than others. I was one of those people.
Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.
That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
Only you can take responsibility for your happiness. . but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.
Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?
Often what we take for a kindness is just someone acting in their capacity as a human being.
. . there is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the experiences of the past. We can learn to love even when we have not received love.
Thats the beautiful thing about being human: Things change.
Sometimes being human sucks.
That's the beauty and the terror of being human beings: We just have these symbolic languages, these dreams, and that's all it ever is.
Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that make life bearable.
Life is a mess, Rose said. You can fix the mess human beings make, Rose said, But you can't fix the mess being human is.
The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone
… but only because exhaustion is a life-sign; it is at least a form of being human.
