Human needs

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Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of love.

Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

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Human needs Character

Author

Adam Smith

Source

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Genre

Economic literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. London: Andrew Millar/Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759, pt. 3, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley. Penguin Books, 2009, pt. 3, ch. 2.

So long as man remains free he strives for nothing so incessantly and so painfully as to find someone to worship.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

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Human needs Worship

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Source

The Brothers Karamazov

Medium

Novel

Language

Russian

Time

1879 1870s 19th century

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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Братья Карамазовы [The Brothers Karamazov]." The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1880. Serial.

Current Citation

Dostoevsky, Feodor. The Brothers Karamazov, translated by David McDuff. Penguin Classics, 2003.

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You just might find
You get what you need.

The Rolling Stones

You Can't Always Get What You Want

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Getting what you want Human needs

Speaker

The Rolling Stones

Source

You Can't Always Get What You Want Let It Bleed

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Jagger, Mick and Keith Richards. "You Can't Always Get What You Want." Performed by The Rolling Stones. Let It Bleed. Decca Records, 1969.

Women need to hear compliments all the time. Women need food, water, and compliments. That’s right, that's right, and an occasional pair of shoes.

Chris Rock

Bigger & Blacker

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Human needs

Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bigger & Blacker

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Rock, Chris. Bigger & Blacker. HBO, 10 July 1999.

You know what men want? Food, sex, silence. That’s it. That's it. Food, sex, silence. "Feed me, fuck me, shut the fuck up."

Chris Rock

Bigger & Blacker

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Speaker

Chris Rock

Source

Bigger & Blacker

Medium

Comedy special

Genre

Comedy (stand up)

Language

English

Time

1999 1990s 20th century

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Rock, Chris. Bigger & Blacker. HBO, 10 July 1999.

I thought love would adapt itself to my needs.
But needs grow too fast.
They come up like weeds.
Through cracks in the conversation.
Through silences in the dark.
Through everything you thought was concrete.

Alice Walker

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Human needs Love

Author

Alice Walker

Source

Did This Happen to Your Mother? Did Your Sister Throw Up a Lot? Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Walker, Alice. "Did This Happen to Your Mother? Did Your Sister Throw Up a Lot?" Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll See You in the Morning. The Dial Press, 1979, I. 24.

She did not need much,
wanted very little.
A kind word, sincerity,
fresh air, clean water,
a garden, kisses,
books to read,
sheltering arms, a cozy bed,
and to love and be loved in return.

Starra Neely Blade

She Did Not Need Much

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Author

Starra Neely Blade

Source

She Did Not Need Much

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

2012 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Blade, Starra Neely. Posting of her poem called She Did Not Need Much. Facebook, 4 Oct. 2019. https://www.facebook.com/StarraNeelyBlade/. Accessed 12 Jan. 2023.

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Human needs

Author

George Orwell

Source

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Medium

Novel

Genre

Dystopian fiction

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Secker & Warburg, 1949, pt. 3, ch. 2.

That’s the thing about needs. Sometimes when you get them met, you don’t need them anymore.

Carrie

Sex and the City

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Human needs

Speaker

Carrie

Actor

Sarah Jessica Parker

Source

Sex and the City

Medium

TV program

Genre

Romantic comedy (TV) Comedy (TV) Romantic comedy Comedy

Language

English

Time

2002 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"The Good Fight." Sex and the City, written by Darren Star and Michael Patrick King and Candace Bushnell, directed by Charles McDougall, season 4, episode 13, Darren Star Productions, 2002.