Quotes About Humanity

I just think that good stories are stories that reflect ourselves back at us and each other.

I do not think that when I write a female character, I intend to reflect my thoughts on gender equality, but I always make sure that my female character is not decorative, they are human, they are good, bad, complex and close to reality.

Science fiction stories reflect major issues that concern humanity.

Not to sound too Pollyanna-ish, but I think most people are decent, caring human beings. You don't necessarily see that reflected in fiction maybe, because possibly it's perceived as not having much dramatic potential.

This politics is bound to be reflected in the work of a serious filmmaker. When I make a film, I try to tell a human story to the best of my ability. I do not set out either to preach messages or purely to entertain.

With BSG, sci-fi is the human experience taken beyond the envelope. When I first became involved with the project, I knew that I would be able to play a human being for many years, exploring and reflecting on issues that would impact people's lives.

We're fascinated with robots because they are reflections of ourselves.

Monsters can be scary, and they're great, but they're only really scary when they're reflections of us and they show you the things you're scared of might be true about your own nature.

There's something so arrogant about us creating robots that are more and more human-looking or acting. It's like we're playing God. Let's create something that's a reflection of us, but it's inferior.

Humanity was created in the image of God; our love is a reflection of his.

What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives.

The struggle between Israelis and Palestinians is a perfect reflection of the struggle between fear and forgiveness that rages within us all.

Our aid spend is a reflection of us as a big-hearted, open-minded and far-sighted nation.

We have to treat people who cross our borders with a measure of dignity. Right? It has to be reflective of our values.

Art makes you a better human being, and that reflects in society.

I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.

The human capacity for compassion is not a reflex that is triggered automatically by the presence of another living thing.

To refrain from all injustice renders us also humane.

I think it's refreshing when the people you're looking up to mess up just like you do, but somehow, things, in their own way, work out.

Europe has been a place of refuge. Why should it stop with black and brown bodies?

All of us, as humans, as Americans, as people who are lucky enough to be a part of this country's ideals, should care about our neighbors seeking refuge.

If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice.

I would not invest in a Trump hate wall. We don't need to be protected from immigrants that are coming here seeking asylum and refuge.

I'm going to build a refugee home together with friends.