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We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all the time trying to spread our wings and fly off, and it's really a very odd predicament to be in, if you think about it.

— Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.

— Voltaire

Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.

— Fran Drescher

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

— Victor Hugo

I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.

— Jon Carroll

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

— Martha Beck

Of course, we all need angels. I had to have one over my head throughout my life, even right now. The odds of my making it were slim to none. So you have to have an angel. You have to believe.

— Michael Oher

It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.

— William Blake

Angels possess greater powers than do human beings.

— Walter Lang

✗Opposing Perspectives

I accept the fact that angels are great heavenly beings, and I think some people give me the feeling that I'm with an angel.

— Benjamin Clementine

Yes, I'm a great believer in angels.

— Anna Lee