Human Nature quotes

Human Nature is a fascinating and complex subject that has intrigued philosophers, psychologists, and scholars throughout history. It explores the essence of what it means to be human, delving into the inherent characteristics and behaviors that define us as a species. From our innate desires and instincts to our capacity for reasoning and empathy, human nature encompasses the intricate interplay between our biology, beliefs, and social interactions.

Through the lens of various perspectives and disciplines, the Human Nature quotes page offers a profound exploration of our shared human experiences. These quotes provide thought-provoking insights into the fundamental aspects of our nature, shedding light on both our incredible potential and our shortcomings.

Expect to find quotes that touch upon universal themes such as love, fear, happiness, ambition, and morality. These quotes offer a glimpse into our most profound emotions, our innermost desires, and the universal struggles and triumphs we face as human beings. Whether you are seeking inspiration, reflection, or a deeper understanding of our shared existence, the Human Nature quotes page is sure to provide you with a wealth of wisdom and perspectives to ponder.

So, come explore the Human Nature quotes page and discover the timeless words of philosophers, writers, and thinkers from all walks of life. These quotes will challenge your perceptions, broaden your horizons, and remind you of the infinite depth that lies within every human being.

Like most people, I can be very easily hurt.
Man's memory shapes Its own Eden within
Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell
Author
We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.
Russell Hoban
Russell Hoban
Versatile Author & Creative Storyteller
Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't in us. It's almost as if were put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner
Acclaimed Screenwriter & Producer
Every one of us, as human beings, even in a committed relationship, has moments and thoughts and actions that, whether or not they share them with their loved one, tells you, as much as anything, about them as people and their relationship.
Peter Gay
Peter Gay
Noted Cultural Historian
My assumption is that fundamentally the picture of the human animal, as developed by Freud, is largely right.
M. F. K. Fisher
M. F. K. Fisher
Pioneering Food Writer
It is a curious fact that no man likes to call himself a glutton, and yet each of us has in him a trace of gluttony, potential or actual. I cannot believe that there exists a single coherent human being who will not confess, at least to himself, that once or twice he has stuffed himself to bursting point on anything from quail financiere to flapjacks, for no other reason than the beastlike satisfaction of his belly.
Craig Stone
Craig Stone
English footballer
Humans are born free then put into cages, then convinced freedom is what being in a cage is, and what freedom is, is being in a cage.
Eli Roth
Eli Roth
American film director, producer, and actor
For the fee of $10,000, anyone could be escorted to a room, handed a loaded gun and offered another human to kill. The concept made me nauseous. But it also felt real, and rang bells with my more cynical side.
Alexander Herzen
Alexander Herzen
Russian Journalist
What breadth, what beauty and power of human nature and development there must be in a woman to get over all the palisades, all the fences, within which she is held captive!
We are the species that clamors to be lied to.
Time is the substance of which we are made
Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner
Acclaimed Screenwriter & Producer
People are afraid of change. We all are. Human beings are afraid of change, but change can be good.
M. F. K. Fisher
M. F. K. Fisher
Pioneering Food Writer
... living out of sight of any shore does rich and powerfully strange things to humans.
Craig Stone
Craig Stone
English footballer
If humans had nothing to fight for, they would fight for nothing.
Eli Roth
Eli Roth
American film director, producer, and actor
Dawn Of The Dead is about how we're just a country cannibalizing itself, turning into one shopping mall, and everyone at the mall is just brain-dead, wandering around. Capitalism gone awry, and the worst parts of human nature coming out. All these different things that people read into the films that are all there, very strong anti-Bush sentiments that went into making those films. It's great. I like it when people get it the second or third time, when someone else points it out to them. They don't realize it's been there all along. Those are my favorite movies.
I believe that the creative impulse is natural in all human beings, and that it is particularly powerful in children unless it is suppressed. Consequently, one is behaving normally and instinctively and healthily when one is creating - literature, art, music, or whatever. An excellent cook is also creative! I am disturbed that a natural human inclination [creative work] should, by some Freudian turn of phrase, be considered compulsive - perhaps even pathological. To me this is a complete misreading of the human enterprise. One should also enjoy one's work, and look forward to it daily.
I foresee that man will resign himself each day to more atrocious undertakings; soon there will be no one but warriors and brigands; I give them this counsel: The author of an atrocious undertaking ought to imagine that he has already accomplished it, ought to impose upon himself a future as irrevocable as the past.
Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.
...[I am] utterly entranced, at times, with the mere fact that there are other people, and that they experience themselves as the primary center of consciousness just as I do. That fact alone...Well, that fact alone is staggering.