“Whether it is under the guise of survival and self-defence or directly expressed through dominion and greed, the failure to recognize the common humanity shared by us all lies at the heart of our difficulties. To overcome it, we should begin to develop, from the level of the individual through that of society to the world at large, what I call a sense of universal responsibility; a deep respect for every living being who lives on this one small planet and calls it home.” WorldShouldHeartSelfHomeLyingHumanityIndividualLevelsCommonResponsibilityPlanetsSurvivalOvercomingUniversalDifficultyGreedDefenceDominionGuiseCommon HumanitySelf Defence Author:Dalai Lama
“I want to explore humanity and human kind. I think that what's common for all of the things that I've done and all the things that I want to do is that they are all connected to some deeper things in our souls.” ThinkingWantHumansKindSoulDoneHumanityCommonDeeperConnected Author:Noomi Rapace
“Foreign policy isn't something that is great and big, it's common sense and humanity as it applies to my affairs and yours.” BigsHumanityCommonPolicyAffairCommon SenseForeign Policy Author:Ernest Bevin
“I then greet and cordially thank you all, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions; first of all the Muslims, who worship the one God, living and merciful, and call upon Him in prayer, and all of you. I really appreciate your presence: in it I see a tangible sign of the will to grow in mutual esteem and cooperation for the common good of humanity.” FirstsHumanityGrowsReligiousPrayerCommonWorshipAppreciateTraditionDearEsteemMutualBelongingCooperationTangibleMercifulCommon GoodDear FriendYour PresenceAppreciate YouReligious Traditions Author:Pope Francis
“... many Hindus are willing to consider Jesus as a legitimate manifestation of the divine... many Buddhists see Jesus as one of humanity's most enlightened people.... A shared reappraisal of Jesus' message could provide a unique space or common ground for urgently needed religious dialogue - and it doesn't seem an exaggeration to say that the future of our planet may depend on such dialogue. This reappraisal of Jesus' message may be the only project capable of saving a number of religions.” PeopleMaySeemsHumanityJesusReligiousSpaceCommonNumbersDivineWillingPlanetsDependsNeededProjectsMessagesCapableUniqueDialogueSavingBuddhistManifestationEnlightenedOur PlanetExaggerationCommon Ground Author:Brian D. McLaren
“A lot of our fellow liberals ... seem to me rather to doom themselves to futility in public affairs because the won't recognize that there's a zone of natural affection midway between the inner, or family one, and the outer, or all-humanity one. I suppose they are somehow short of a zone themselves and they seem to get vexed... The common man knows better, just as he'd know better if some philosopher told him he ought not to make invidious distinctions by feeding his own children in preference to others. But of course he can't explain; he just ... goes on feeding the kids.” IfsKnowsMenChildrenSeemsKidsHumanityCoursesNaturalCommonGoes OnOughtFellowsAffairAffectionPhilosopherDistinctionZoneFeedingPreferenceDoomFutilityCommon ManPublic AffairsMidway Author:Charles Edward Montague
“However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human needs has the most chance of being accepted and this does not depend on any particular metaphysical outlook.” ThinkingNeedsHumansDoeImportantHumanityChanceCommonParticularPerspectiveDependsLimitsAcceptedMetaphysicalOutlookRecogniseHuman NeedsCommon HumanityBeing Accepted Author:Alison Assiter
“ISIS is a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political climate, when hate crimes are rising and political rhetoric is increasingly divisive, this is all the more shocking.” Has BeensPoliticalValuesHateHumanityCommonCrimeClimateCurrentsTerroristRisingEntityRhetoricShockingIsisHate CrimeCommon HumanityBarbarityPolitical Rhetoric Author:Jonathan Sacks
“I believe in nature and humanity and am here to serve the common people of Pakistan. There is a great deal of suffering in this country and I'm here to help.” PeopleBelieveCountryHelpingSufferingHumanityI BelieveDealsCommonI Believe InPakistan Author:Abdul Sattar Edhi
“If humanity doesn't destroy the planet first, which is always a possibility because as Spirit threw itself out there, that included free will. So, if we don't blow ourselves up first, soul will become as common of a mature development in adults as mind currently is and, eventually, Spirit will become the common experience for humanity.” IfsMindFirstsSoulSpiritHumanityCommonPossibilityPlanetsDevelopmentAdultsBlowFree WillMatureCommon Experience Author:Ken Wilber