Humanity

"The mythic voice rising from literature and art allows us to be humane. We are not humane because of political power, or education, or even religion. We are humane because we recognize the humanity of others. The writer and the artist appeal to that humanity. For that reason, literature and art are the bones of civilization."

"For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the life of his keeper; or from that old baboon, who, descending from the mountains, carried away in triumph his young comrade from a crowd of astonished dogs—as from a savage who delights to torture his enemies, offers up bloody sacrifices, practices infanticide without remorse, treats his wives like slaves, knows no decency, and is haunted by the grossest superstitions."

"The fact that no limits exist to the destructiveness of this weapon [the 'Super', i.e. the hydrogen bomb] makes its very existence and the knowledge of its construction a danger to humanity as a whole. It is necessarily an evil thing considered in any light. For these reasons, we believe it important for the President of the United States to tell the American public and the world what we think is wrong on fundamental ethical principles to initiate the development of such a weapon."

"My method is atheism. I find the atheistic outlook provides a favourable background for cosmopolitan practices. Acceptance of atheism at once pulls down caste and religious barriers between man and man. There is no longer a Hindu, a Muslim or a Christian. All are human beings. Further, the atheistic outlook puts man on his legs. There is neither divine will nor fate to control his actions. The release of free will awakens Harijans [lowest caste] and the depressed classes from the stupor of inferiority into which they were pressed all these ages when they were made to believe that they were fated to be untouchables. So I find the atheistic outlook helpful for my work [helping people]. After all it is man that created god to make society moral and to silence restless inquisitiveness about the how and why of natural phenomena. Of course god was useful though a falsehood. But like all falsehoods, belief in god also gave rise to many evils in course of time and today it is not only useless but harmful to human progress. So I take to the propagation of atheism as an aid to my work. The results justify my choice."

"Theology is a superstition—Humanity a religion."

"God will judge us by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace."

"Love never lies and it never tries, it's unafraid and heaven made. Keep the faith, surrender the time, just like a grape we need to ripen on the vine. Be like a fairy, constantly glow, leave a trail of love wherever you go. Do not try to make sense of this world. Do try to know yourself and to grow yourself while in it. The more you are, the more you have. Rather than make the best of a situation, make the best situation. Create, don't negate. Keep the dream alive and the heart open. Be your most glorious self, and even better, be indifferent to what anyone may think of it. Don't fear the dark, it's helping you find the light. We wouldn't know morning, if we didn't see night. Never give to say you've given, never shy away from a good cry, never stop a laugh from happening, and always wonder, why?Don't get mad, get motivated!"

"The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing."

"That's how you avoid becoming a moth," he says. "Stop asking others what to believe. Figure it out for yourself."

"God created all people."

"The more we grow in faith, the more we grow in love."

"The highest function of humanity is belief, that activity of spirit that proceeds upon the pathway of reason, until it comes to some great promontory, and then spreads its wings, and upon the basis of its earlier journeying, takes eternity into its grasp."

"We have nothing to lose in this life: We came naked into the world and we will exit naked."

"I do not know your woes, Humans, but I do know that they are abundant. Believe in each other, and stand together, and you will conquer them all."

"We are a blessing to each other."

"A fellow has to believe in something, Jay-such as the rottenness of humanity."

"What will people of the future think of us? Will they say, as Roger Williams said of some of the Massachusetts Indians, that we were wolves with the minds of men? Will they think that we resigned our humanity? They will have that right."

"It's not just about what I can SEE for our future, or humanity; it's about what I can DO for our future and humanity."

"Think Positively. Network well. Eat healthy. Work Smart. Stay Strong. Build faith. Worry less. Read more. Be happy. Volunteer freely. Relax often. Love always. Live eternallyand you will see doors open to your favor."