George Santayana

We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.

Spanish Philosopher

Ulysses S. Grant

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

American President

Jim Brown

I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.

American Athlete

Ice Cube

Don't get a movie confused with real life. I'm a well-rounded human being like everyone else.

American Musician

Yoko Ono

John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.

American Artist

Simon Sinek

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.

English Author

George Eliot

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

British Author

W. E. B. Du Bois

How hard a thing is life to the lowly, and yet how human and real!

American Writer

Plato

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

Greek Philosopher

Billy Graham

The human heart is the same the world over.

American Clergyman

The word 'human' as a noun specifically refers to our species, not any creature with human-like traits.

Not always humans

Sometimes 'humans' is used to talk about everyone collectively, emphasizing the whole of humanity.

Collective sense

Avoid using 'the' with 'humans' unless you're distinguishing from other species.

Not 'the humans'

As an adjective, 'human' describes qualities or actions typical of people, sometimes highlighting imperfection.

Characteristic nuance

'Human' relates to people in general, while 'humane' means showing compassion and is not interchangeable.

Human vs. Humane

Referring to an error as 'human' can imply it's understandable because everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

Accepting error

Use 'human' to express the natural imperfection of actions, opposite to flawless or machine-like precision.

Not for perfection

In art, 'human' often describes the depiction or study of the physical human body.

Artistic term

'Human' can refer to the body but also includes the idea of the 'self' or individuality in artistic contexts.

Beyond physicality

When describing a person as 'human', it can emphasize their capacity for kindness and empathy.

Compassionate quality

Use 'human' to show a desire to connect with others emotionally, showing vulnerability.

Connection intent

 into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem

The five major world...

 that the result might pass the Lovelace Test. More importantly, thanks to the presence of human aesthetic in the process, we'll theoretically generate melodies we would consider beautiful. But does this satisfy our intuition for what is truly creative? Is it enough to make something original and beautiful,

Can robots be creative?...

 Now it's true, technology has accumulated through human history, and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause, that's why we are currently so very productive. But I like to think back further to the ultimate cause.

What happens when our...

 testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.

Explore cave paintings...

 for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.

What did dogs teach...

 relief crew really because it's helped me to appreciate human being again in fact when I reach South Island I thought oh my god I'm alive that was about it I'd jump in a cargo boat to just get in

A journey around the...

 that included humans as part of its perfectly efficient system, it could sustain life indefinitely. There's just one problem. They don't work. Ideas for perpetual motion machines

Why don't perpetual...

 That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be, sets us on course for the continuation of the human race.

Why do women have...

 Exploration is a compulsory human trait. We're the only animal on the planet driven so deeply by curiosity.

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 just like a human toddler harmatan has protected her infant well