“Do you think it's possible that things that seem to be discrete in three dimensions might all be part of the same bigger object in four dimensions? ...What if humanity- that collective noun we so often employ- really is, at a higher level, a singular noun? What it what we perceive in three dimensions as seven billion individual human beings are really all just aspects of one giant being?” IfsThinkingHumansSeemsMightHumanityThreeIndividualHuman BeingsLevelsFourObjectsHigherAspectLogicBiggerSevenBillionsCertaintyUncertaintyPerceiveGiantsReasoningDimensionsCollectivesWhat IfHigher LevelNounsOntologyDiscreteThree Dimensions Author:Robert J. Sawyer
“The whole question of God and what God is, and whether it's a blond guy with a beard, I don't know... I don't know that. Do I believe that there's something greater at work than the sum of humanity? Yeah, I think so.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveWholeGuyHumanityI BelieveGreaterYeahBeard Author:Anthony LaPaglia
“If you based your knowledge of the human species exclusively on adverts, you'd think that the normal condition of humanity was to be a good-looking single person between 20 and 35, with excellent muscle-definition and/or an excellent figure, and a large disposable income.” IfsThinkingHumansPersonsHumanityConditionsFiguresNormalSpeciesDefinitionsIncomeExcellentMusclesLooking GoodSingle PersonHuman SpeciesDisposableAdverts Author:Francis Spufford
“I think there is an immense charm and humanity about the Bollywood structure, probably in the way there was about Hollywood film in the '30s and '40s. Somehow they were less distracted about hardware, and more about production values and people, you know?” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFilmValuesHumanityHollywoodStructureProductionsCharmImmenseDistractedHardwareBollywoodHollywood Films Author:Julian Sands
“Now, for Romney to believe that somebody's grandmother is going to be so cut off she is going to self deport... He certainly shows no concern for the humanity of people who are already here... I think you have to live in worlds of Swiss bank accounts and Cayman Island accounts and automatic $20 million a year income with no work to have some fantasy this far from reality.” PeopleThinkingWorldYearsBelieveSelfShowsRealityHumanityMillionsFantasyCuttingRepublicanConcernAccountsIncomeIslandsGrandmotherRomneyBank AccountsSwissCayman Islands Author:Newt Gingrich
“There is something to this fabric of life that is beautiful. If you find the world unpleasant, I don't think that is wisdom. That is a sign of a lack of wisdom.” IfsThinkingWorldBeautifulHumanityBuddhismFabricFabric Of Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“You are awareness. You are mind. You are not from this world. I mean, think about it, could you really be from here?” ThinkingWorldMindMeanHumanityAwarenessThis WorldBuddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“They don't understand the multi-life sequences. Anything they can't see in a laboratory, they think is nonsense.” ThinkingHumanityBuddhismNonsenseSequenceLaboratory Author:Frederick Lenz
“Who are these human beings anyway? They walk around, strut, fret, as if they owned the planet, or the goddamned universe. I mean, who do they really think they are?” IfsThinkingHumansMeanHumanityUniverseHuman BeingsWalksPlanetsBuddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“Everything is stuck together. People are stuck together. They can't change. Ideas are stuck together - they're irrevocable. We think that the end of the universe is as far as the telescope can see.” PeopleThinkingIdeasEndsTogetherHumanityUniverseBuddhismStuckCan't ChangeTelescopesIrrevocable Author:Frederick Lenz
“People think they can tame the earth. How absurd! The vanity of human wishes is endless. It is more fun to dance with life.” PeopleThinkingHumansEarthHumanityFunWishBuddhismEndlessAbsurdVanity Author:Frederick Lenz
“Its funny how human beings tend to think that they're the masters of the earth never realizing that the earth, for a time, simply tolerates its tenants and then, when the mood strikes, it shifts its continents around.” ThinkingHumansEarthHumanityRealizingHuman BeingsMastersBuddhismStrikesMoodContinentsTolerateTenants Author:Frederick Lenz
“In this world we see nothing but diversity. Everyone thinks separate ideas and wants to develop a separate identity. They fight wars with each other. They destroy each other's identities.” ThinkingWorldWantIdeasWarHumanityFightingIdentityThis WorldBuddhismDiversity Author:Frederick Lenz
“Obstructions on the way to enlightenment, are you kidding? Hey, they crucify people here. You think this is an easy place?” PeopleThinkingWayHumanityEasyBuddhismEnlightenmentHeyObstruction Author:Frederick Lenz
“There are those who want to revolutionize the world with meditation. I really don't think that is necessary. The world is already revolutionized.” ThinkingWorldWantHumanityMeditationBuddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“Slow down. Enjoy life. It's tough to slow down if your mind is going a million miles a second. It's tough to slow down if you think what these people do here matters.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindMatterHumanityEnjoyMillionsBuddhismMindfulnessToughMilesEnjoy LifeSlow Down Author:Frederick Lenz
“You do have an effect on the universe. If you think positive thoughts, if you are happy and progressive, then that energy affects everyone on the whole planet, in subtle ways, perhaps, but it does.” IfsThinkingWayDoeWholeHumanityUniverseEnergyEffectsPlanetsBuddhismSubtleProgressivePositive ThoughtsThink PositiveThinking Positive Thoughts Author:Frederick Lenz
“The way I look at humanity, I don't think there's good guys or bad guys. We're all potentially bad and potentially good.” ThinkingWayLooksGuyHumanityBad GuysGood Guy Author:Stellan Skarsgard
“I think the American Western laid down a kind of subject matter that's about following your instinct or following your gut and having a sort of removed quality from your humanity. And I think Clint Eastwood helped to establish that.” ThinkingKindMatterHumanityQualitySubjectsInstinctWesternFollowingGutsSubject Matter Author:Anson Mount