Dave Burge

“You can relate to them because you are still a human being, within the human community. You share that bond. And that human bond is enough to give rise to a sense of worth and dignity. That bond can become a source of consolation in the event that you lose everything else.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness

“As Schopenhauer said about free will, you can choose whatever you desire, but you’re not free to choose your desires.”
― Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me

“there is another source of worth and dignity from which you can relate to other fellow human beings. You can relate to them because you are still a human being, within the human community. You share that bond. And that human bond is enough to give rise to a sense of worth and dignity. That bond can become a source of consolation in the event that you lose everything else.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness