Hans Jonas Quotes

It was once religion which told us that we are all sinners because of original sin. It is now the ecology of our planet which pronounces us all to be sinners because of the excessive exploits of human inventiveness.

Hans Jonas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: May 10, 1903 - February 5, 1993

Topics

ReligionSinNowHumanPlanetUs

What you find with really good directors is that they kind of leave you alone. They've hired you because they know the kind of work you do and the sense of how you'd approach it. So usually, they'll just stand back and maybe give you a nudge once in a while in terms of something specific they might want in a particular scene.

Joe Morton

WorkGoodAloneStandYouFind

I'm a sloucher, sort of, when nobody's looking.

Jessye Norman

LookingNobodySort

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Jeremy Renner

LifeFearLiveMy LifeAfraidJust

I look around, and 50 percent of the big-budget entertainment you are seeing these days is dystopian. This is the era of 'Hunger Games' and blasted landscapes and 'The Walking Dead.'

John Lithgow

WalkingYouSeeingLookGamesDead

Virgil Flowers fishes in the St. Croix where I fish for muskies near my house.

John Sandford

FlowersFishHouseWhereNear

Simply being a guest on David Letterman's show has been a highlight of my career. I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave's lead. I'm thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth.

Stephen Colbert

GratefulMeNightYouCareerGrind

I want to eat, cook, meet famous people and make fun of them.

Roseanne Barr

FunPeopleFamousWantMeetEat

I took what I was given in Christianity and put it into my secular, hedonistic life.

Michaela Coel

LifeChristianitySecularGivenTook

I think there's a need for more oversight by social workers, because there are a lot of foster parents who are just collecting checks. They need to look closely into the backgrounds of the people whose hands you're putting the kids into and then continue to monitor them.

Michael Oher

ParentsPeopleThinkHandsYouLook

I'd say people recognize me, but having children recognize me is the best. It is a very special thing. Suddenly you feel like you have the power to make the children's dreams come true, and it's better than anything else.

Ludivine Sagnier

DreamsPowerChildrenBestPeople

Me and my son got pictures on the Batmobile. I'm a big kid.

Jason Momoa

SonMePicturesKidBigGot

People laugh to forget their troubles, and to forget their troubles they like to look at people who aren't doing better than they are.

Drew Carey

PeopleBetterLaughDoingLookLike

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