Alice Roberts Quotes

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

If I had a worldview, and I don't know if I do, but if I did, it's one that's intensely humanistic.

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life.

It's a principle of my philosophy that you have to respect the individual human being.

Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever.

About all that is needed to put the world on its feet are the right qualities of mind and heart on the part of all men.

The measure of and self-congratulation for our own intelligence should have its basis in our moral behavior as well as our smarts.

My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

I'm a humanist.

Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

What I say should always be prefaced with this: I'm not really politically articulate. I just try to be like Thomas Paine: what is common sense? So when I say these things to you, I am speaking from a humanist point of view. I just look around and see what's wrong.

Our philosophy is that we care about people first.

We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic, tells us more about ourselves than, perhaps, some of us want to know.

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.

When you see people your own age afflicted and experiencing life-threatening illnesses, I think it prompts you to apply to yourself the philosophy, 'I want to do the best I know how to do every day.'

I care about hurting other people because, well, I don't want to hurt people - well, I do sometimes, but I still don't.

I'm not one of those people who easily judges something or someone.

To willfully harm another human being goes against everything I believe in.

When it comes to me I follow the religion of humanity.

I am a humanist.

...love rather than fear...this radical philosophy is coming from me, an avowed misanthrope...surely there is hope for us all.

I have stopped being a misanthrope.

As long as we observe love for others and respect for their rights and dignity in our daily lives, then whether we are learned or unlearned, whether we believe in the Buddha or God, follow some religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for others and conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of responsibility, there is no doubt we will be happy.

Solidarity is a beautiful word because it means that you reach out to those who are different from you and who have to cope with different circumstances because we recognize that we all share the same human needs and same values. It is the values that count most of all. The value of freedom of thought, the value of democratic practices, the value of respect for your fellow human beings.

Humanity is lost because people have abandoned using their conscience as their compass.