Human Culture Quotes

“People have moments of consciousness and epiphanies throughout their lives, but then suppress the realization.”
― Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason

“As long as they are carnivorous and/or humanoid, the monster's form matters little. Whether it is Tyrannosaurus rex, saber toothed tiger, grizzly bear, werewolf, bogeyman, vampire, Wendigo, Rangda, Grendel, Moby-Dick, Joseph Stalin, the Devil, or any other manifestation of the Beast, all are objects of dark fascination, in large part because of their capacity to consciously, willfully destroy us. What unites these creatures--ancient or modern, real or imagined, beautiful or repulsive, animal, human, or god--is their superhuman strength, malevolent cunning, and, above all, their capricious, often vengeful appetite--for us. This, in fact, is our expectation of them; it's a kind of contract we have. In this capacity, the seemingly inexhaustible power of predators to fascinate us--to "capture attention"--fulfills a need far beyond morbid titillation. It has a practical application. Over time, these creatures or, more specifically, the dangers they represent, have found their way into our consciousness and taken up permanent residence there. In return, we have shown extraordinary loyalty to them--to the point that we re-create them over and over in every medium, through every era and culture, tuning and adapting them to suit changing times and needs. It seems they are a key ingredient in the glue that binds us to ourselves and to each other.”
― John Vaillant, The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

“Myth and nature are the two great garments of the world, with nature being the living green garment that covers the planet and myth being the multidimensional, many-colored fabric that continually weaves human culture.”
― Michael Meade, The Genius Myth

“Only those who leave home ever really find it.”
― Gene Ruyle, The Stuff of a Lifetime: Self, Sense, Soul, and Spirit in Human Experience

“The most popular human culture is to let one's feelings of sadness longer until tears fall, by not changing mind.”
― Muadz Arfa Panjaitan

“სხვადასხვა ღმერთებისადმი რწმენა იქ წარმოიშობა, სადაც მათ ადამიანების მიერ შექმნილ გამოსახულებებსა და კედლებს შორის მოამწყვდევენ...”
― Thor Heyerdahl, Fatu-Hiva: Back to Nature