Human Nature

"And one of the rules of good civil society I believe is that you’re respectful of the people who disagree with you. And that's part of what makes civil society work. If you can have civil disagreement…"

"Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be... In fact it can be said that the possibilities of human nature have customarily been sold short."

"There are four great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindaban and the colloquy on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created…"

"It is never presumptuous for anyone to hope for realization. It is the goal of creation and the birthright of humanity. Blessed are they who are prepared to assert that right in this very life."

"I suspect that democracy is not viable in a technologically advanced society. Free people wield too much ability to destroy."

"Mankind, ignorant of the truths that lie withing every human being, looked outward—pushed ever outward. What mankind hoped to learn in its outward push was who was actually in charge of all creation, …"

"I know this place. … Here it is on the chart. Look, it says here: "Continue until you come to the square of a walled town which is the end of the Camino Real and the beginning of the Camino Real. Halt…"

"If the question is do people believe that human beings are the main cause of the planet warming, then I'd say a majority don't accept that position"

"Hermann von Helmholtz" . Royal Society . . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. London: Printed by Taylor and Francis."

"Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane."

"Worse than thieves, murderers, or cannibals, those who offer compromise slow you and sap your vitality while pretending to be your friends. They are not your friends. Compromisers are the enemies of a…"

"Organization" for most people is simply an incomplete list, or amorphous piles, of still-unclear commitments."

"It is true that wealth has been greatly increased, and that the average of comfort, leisure, and refinement has been raised; but these gains are not general. In them the lowest class do not share. I d…"

"Human-machine symbiosis goes beyond sexbots to develop empathy and relationship."

"In response to Adarsh Housing Society incident - "There were flats reserved for the scheduled castes which we applied for and were allotted one of them. We paid the cost of the flat in full. But now i…"

"The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer."

"Change is inevitable, and it is up to humankind to create a brave new world of utopia instead of dystopia, a heaven on earth instead of a living hell."

"Nothing, absolutely nothing that can be tackled by the human digestive system is wasted in Naples."

"Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer."

"Don’t listen to the people on the sidelines. Pay attention to the actual players."