In each generation the human mind in every man reverts to its starting-point; each new man is a primitive man. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847) Category: Humankind
Every human being is a repeated question asked to the spirit of the Universe. – Mihai Eminescu, translated by Oana Platon Category: Humankind
We are survival machines — robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. – Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene Category: Humankind
Man will do many things to get himself loved; he will do all things to get himself envied. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 Category: Humankind
Sometimes someone says something really small, and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart. – From the television show My So-Called Life Category: Kindness
In the future, torture will once again become the recreational sport of the rich. – Doug Coupland Category: Future
Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue. – Eric Bana Category: car