David Brin Quotes

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.

What I'm interested in is human beings alone.

I'm just totally fascinated by people.

What is the most interesting thing to people? Other people.

Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected.

It is human nature that rules the world, not governments ...

I've written a number of books that have to do with the evolution of humans, human intelligence, human emotions.

I really like investigating the things that make us human.

I have an inate curiosity about people.

I'm curious about people. That's what I've always done since I've been a small boy. I'm curious about others.

There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing to divulge.

The proper study of Mankind is Man.

I think of myself as a very ordinary person. I like writing about the juxtaposition between people: the beauty of them at times and then the banal, everyday context in which we find ourselves.

The true science and study of man is man.

I love observing people.

I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that.

You ask why I'm fascinated by the human figure? As a human animal, I am interested in some of my fellow animals: in their minds and bodies.

I have a natural curiosity for people.

I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always been a big interest.

Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible.

I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of dialogue, and how much our brain fills in.

I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.

I'm just incredibly interested in people.

I connect with just plain old everyday people. Human behavior fascinates me, the people who are the nuts and bolts of this country who help hold up the world.

All my work is always that exploration of human nature.