Yuval Noah Harari

Historian, Sapiens author

Contemporary influential 155 sayings

Sayings by Yuval Noah Harari

Humans are storytelling animals, and we live in a world woven from stories.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Humans are storytelling animals, and we live in a world woven from stories.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The most important thing for us to know about the future is that it will be radically different from the past.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The most important thing for us to know about the future is that it will be radically different from the past.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

We are probably on the verge of a new phase of evolution, where we will be able to engineer ourselves.

2017 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

We are probably on the verge of a new phase of evolution, where we will be able to engineer ourselves.

2017 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The agricultural revolution was history's biggest fraud.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Dataism is the new religion of the 21st century.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Dataism is the new religion of the 21st century.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

Humans are not rational creatures; we are emotional creatures who tell ourselves rational stories.

2018 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

Humans are not rational creatures; we are emotional creatures who tell ourselves rational stories.

2018 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Disputed

The ability to create and believe in fictions is what makes us human.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The ability to create and believe in fictions is what makes us human.

2014 — Book: 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

In the 21st century, the most important skill will be the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

2018 — Book: '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

In the 21st century, the most important skill will be the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

2018 — Book: '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'
Strange & Unusual Disputed

We are upgrading humans into gods.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

We are upgrading humans into gods.

2016 — Book: 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow'
Strange & Unusual Confirmed

The greatest danger is not that AI will rebel against us, but that it will be too good at doing what we tell it to do.

2019 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Unverifiable

The greatest danger is not that AI will rebel against us, but that it will be too good at doing what we tell it to do.

2019 — Interview
Strange & Unusual Confirmed