Bernard Williams Quotes

I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings.

Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

I'm a big believer in human nature.

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

There are always great deals of humanity in the characters that have been offered to me.

I believe people are wonderful. The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives.

My belief is that people are innately good and innately do want to help their fellow man.

Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.

People aren't inherently sympathetic.

We are a compassionate society.

Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized.

Humanity is more important to me than talent... if there's a choice to make, I'll go humanity over talent every time.

It's so nice to see that one's opinion of humanity is accurately gauged.

Fraternity and compassion are written into nature's DNA.

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.

People have goodness in their hearts.

I think every human being has good intentions in one aspect of life and some in every.

Humanity, perhaps, that quality of benevolence that humans have, without irony, named after themselves.

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

As human beings we're so cynical, so uncompassionate.