Human Nature

"We need not be afraid to touch, to feel, to show emotion. The easiest thing in the world is to be what you are, what you feel. The hardest thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let th…"

"General systems theory, in a sense, is no news at all, as Von Foerster found out when he attempted to organize a conference of general systems people and anthropologists. In a sense, the situation is …"

"'As a general rule you shouldn't expect too much from people darling,' and then I kiss her on the cheek."

"The plea is, in a great measure, false; they had no permission to catch and enslave people who never injured them."

"Whether you like it or not, alcohol helps to create emotional links between humans, too."

"Man, considered as a creature, must necessarily be subject to the laws of his creator, for he is entirely a dependent being...This law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself…"

"But just because I believe that religion is a cynical perversion of the human spirit that exists purely for the benefit of the parasites we know as clergy, doesn't mean I'm not looking for answers to …"

"Overall, during the last couple of months, the hate-filled atmosphere has taken a sharp upturn and the popular talk is veering towards shun Muslims and boycotting their trades. This does remind some o…"

"The definition of marriage is so fundamental to society that it should not be decided by one court in or by one mayor in San Francisco. In , the people should decide. In America, the people are fair a…"

"ajor energy corporations continue to lie about climate change, promoting and bankrolling climate denialism—while admitting the truth in their internal documents. These corporations are working to acce…"

"We have a problem with any labels that people try to hang on us, because all it does is drag you down."

"What's so wrong with feeling sorry for myself? Better that than trying to get other people to feel sorry for me."

"People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of …"

"I also believe that US backing for Israeli policies of expansion of the Israeli state and oppression of the Palestinian people is the major cause of bitter division and violence in the world."

"Perhaps the people I choose to paint are often objects of derision celebrity is a bit of a put-down term, isn't it? But to me they are my world."

"This text is oriented toward human organizations since this has been the emphasis in the practice of O.R. in business and industry."

"Take disintegration far enough and you get a new form of integration. I tend to see all this in neural terms. It doesn’t matter how big your brain is, or how many cells or neurons in it, what matters …"

"Desperate people will do what they must to survive. Only a fool would expect the results to be pretty."

"There’s far too much generalization now about rural America. Conservatives and corporations have had their eye on rural America all along. And they’ve been turning it into money as fast as they can, w…"

"Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society."