Human Characteristics Quotes

“What I was suddenly aware of was the importance of their being whatever each of them was--cocky and contemptuous, or bothered and beaten--as long as it was something they'd come to in their own way: the importance of being human, in fact. The peace and harmony Uncle Ian and the others claimed to be handing out in fact was death, because without being yourself, an individual, you weren't really alive.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Religion divides us, while it is our human characteristics that bind us to each other.”
― Hermann Bondi

“Changing the form of one's mission's almost as difficult as changing the shape of one's nose: there they are, each, in the middle of one's face and one's character--one has to begin too far back.”
― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

“One of the most remarkable of man's characteristics is his capacity for becoming used to conditions of almost any kind, whether good or bad, both in the self and in the environment, and once he has become used to such conditions they seem to him both right and natural. This capacity is a boon when it enables him to adapt himself to conditions which are desirable, but it may prove a great danger when the conditions are undesirable. When his sensory appreciation is untrustworthy, it is possible for him to become so familiar with seriously harmful conditions of misuse of himself that these malconditions will feel right and comfortable.”
― F. Matthias Alexander, The Use of the Self

“Creativity is an amazing human characteristic, which is more connected with curiosity than with knowledge.”
― Eraldo Banovac

“Many aspects of the human condition are beautiful and many others are vile. Betrayal and personal agony represent a maddening part of being human. A person can maintain personal dignity by exercising restraint, remaining true to their conscience, and preserving under difficult conditions.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“History books teach us that human behavior is unpredictable, strange, and enigmatic; people are magnanimous and cruel, peaceful and warlike.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“No one is born good or bad, but It is a decision we take daily and every second.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“Während eine Prägung bei einem Tier dauerhaft und unveränderlich ins Verhaltensrepertoire aufgenommen wird und wie angeboren wirkt, zeichnet sich der Mensch dadurch aus, Grenzen (auch Mauern!) zu überwinden. Das zeigt seine Evolution, wie der Kulturgeograf Werner Bätzing in seinem Buch "Homo destructor" nachzeichnet. Der Mensch kann von sich selbst abstrahieren und andere Perspektiven einnehmen, letztlich andere Wege beschreiten. Dass dies nicht immer glücklich ist, oftmals katastrophale Folgen hat, ist ein anderes Thema.”
― Maren Wurster, Ost*West*frau*: Wie wir wurden, wer wir sind