“Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established.” HumansBalanceUpsetFragileAncestor Author:Joan D. Vinge
“Humans may be the only creatures on Earth who spend significant time thinking about the fact that someday their lives will end.” ThinkingHumansMayEndsFactsEarthCreaturesSignificantSomeday Author:Joan D. Vinge
“Perhaps the thing that makes humans truly unique on Earth is that we are never satisfied with our situation; maybe that is what's taken us so far.” HumansEarthSituationTakenUniqueSatisfied Author:Joan D. Vinge
“Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life.” HumansKindViewsExistenceStudyAspectAnthropologyHuman ExistenceHolisticDichotomyAspects Of LifeHolistic Approach Author:Joan D. Vinge
“The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.” HumansBehaviorContradictionFascinatingHuman Behavior Author:Joan D. Vinge
“Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession.” HumansUniversalObsessionImmortalityMortality Author:Joan D. Vinge