“The fascinating thing about human beings is that they don't last, and everything eventuates, and everything is very, very brief. And even if you do manage to look reasonably well as you age, unfortunately you are attacked at every level by illness and so forth. It's a fact of life.” IfsHumansWellsLooksFactsAgeLastsHuman BeingsLevelsIllnessManageFascinatingFacts Of Life Author:Steven Morrissey
“I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations mental illness clouds our judgment.” HumansAgeEvilHuman BeingsAbilitySituationStruggleJudgmentWake UpAgreeAtheistCloudsIllnessMental IllnessEach DayGood And EvilSuspectsTheistGood Against EvilGood EvilAbility To Choose Author:Adam Hamilton
“When one of us dies of cancer, loses her mind, or commits suicide, we must not blame her for her inability to survive an ongoing political mechanism bent on the destruction of that human being. Sanity remains defined simply by the ability to cope with insane conditions.” MindHumansPoliticalDiesLosesHuman BeingsAbilityConditionsDestructionBlameRemainsSuicideCancerIllnessCommitMental IllnessInsaneOppressionDefinedSanityMechanismBentInabilityOngoing Book:Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma Source: Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma
“A small amount of wine such as three or four glasses is of benefit for the preservation of the health of human beings and an excellent remedy for most illnesses.” HumansThreeHuman BeingsFourFoodAmountBenefitsCookingWineGlassesIllnessExcellentCulinaryRemedyPreservationSmall Amounts Book:Moses Maimonides' Treatise on Asthma Source: Moses Maimonides' Treatise on Asthma
“Death is a big theme in the book, illness. What is that? It's a fact that human beings - no matter who they are, no matter how healthy or strong or beautiful they are - are going to age and become weak and ugly by a certain standard, and die. And I think that's a terrifying idea for people to get their minds around.” PeopleThinkingMindHumansBookIdeasMatterFactsBigsAgeBeautifulCertainDiesStrongHuman BeingsHealthyStandardsWeakIllnessUglyTheme Author:Mary Gaitskill