Quotes About Compassion

We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task.

The raccoons, foxes, beavers, chinchillas, minks, rabbits, and yes, sometimes even dogs and cats that are killed for fur are not very different from your beloved dog or cat. They all have eyes, ears and hearts. They all experience pain when they are physically maimed. They shake with fear when they experience terror.

I came of age during AIDS and the terror of that and the sadness and the death and the overwhelming despair.

Since when can somebody tell me a time or a case where there has been a Syrian refugee in this country who has committed an act of terror?

Nothing, nothing justifies terrorism.

In an era in which war and terrorism - at home and abroad - are often based on racial, religious and ethnic differences, rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us increase our survival at a time when an increasingly divided country and world so badly need it.

I think terrorism is a cruel waste of life.

When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.

We all condemn terrorism.

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is making these people put dynamite around their waists and blow themselves up.

I don't want to constantly be writing about terrorism and strife.

When terrorism strikes, divisive anger is a natural response.

I want to eliminate the basis of problems and basis of crime, and basis of terrorism.

We have to stand together against terror and the reasons for terrorism, which are poverty and ignorance.

I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.

Very often when we talk about war, conflict or terrorism, we talk about it very politically. We forget that there are people involved.

To make 'depression' synonymous with 'dangerous' is as bad as saying 'Muslim' is synonymous with 'terrorist.'

I'm trying to get the terrorist out of the bugaboo category and into the category of a fellow human being.

No one is born a terrorist, but the route to become one is surprisingly easy. We need to listen to those who have been there, and those who have made their way back, if we want to stop others from taking their first steps down this same path into darkness.

My heart is heavy for the people of Paris, Beirut, and other nations affected by ISIS terrorists.

Politicians have been spreading fear, saying if we're letting in refugees, we're letting in terrorists. It's not the truth. We've got to recognise the difference between terrorism and people who are refugees; people who are struggling.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of spirituality. But there have always have been those who'd rather put easier goals, like doctrine conformity, in place.

The only reason I ever shared my health journey with the world was because I felt it to be my duty to sufferers that are bed-ridden and dying because there has yet to be found a proper diagnostic test for Lyme Disease in this country.