Human Need Quotes

At the core of every action we take, every decision we make, lies a human need. It's not just a fleeting desire, but the essence of survival, growth, and self-expression. From sustenance and security, to belonging and esteem, all the way to self-actualization, these needs are the fuel that drives us, the hidden guide behind every endeavor. They are the foundation upon which our lives are built, and the common factor that unites us as humans.

These quotes offer deep insights into the fundamental motivations that shape our existence, shedding light on the essence of human endeavor, from physiological to emotional and spiritual needs.

Quote by Gabriel García Márquez: He really had been through death, but he had returned because he could not bear the solitude....
Quote by Henry David Thoreau: We need the tonic of wildness...At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things...
Quote by Tony Robbins: [There is] the need to feel unique, special, important or needed. Everybody has those needs, includi...
Quote by Tony Robbins: People have a need for certainty - and that need for certainty is in every human being, certainty th...
Quote by Albert Camus: Always there comes an hour when one is weary of one's work and devotion to duty, and all one craves ...
Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?
Quote by Leo Buscaglia: We all need to be recognized for what we're doing, for our work. Every once in a while we need someo...
Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky: Every man needs a place to go to....
Quote by Leo Buscaglia: We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that witho...
Quote by Henry David Thoreau: Man wanted a home, a place for warmth, or comfort, first of physical warmth, then the warmth of the ...
Quote by C.S. Lewis: We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physi...
Quote by Henry David Thoreau: Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow...
Quote by Leo Buscaglia: The human need to play is a powerful one. When we ignore it, we feel there is something missing in o...
Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Every man passes his life in the search after friendship....
Quote by Leo Buscaglia: We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them....
Quote by Leo Buscaglia: We all need each other....
Quote by Honoré de Balzac: Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine....
Quote by Dolly Parton: I always wanted to be loved....
Quote by Albert Camus: Man cannot do without beauty, and this is what our era pretends to want to disregard....