Quotes About Compassion

Whatever you have, you need to thank God and his blessings. You never know what other people are having trouble with or what is going on with their lives.

It's a very basic, simple idea, isn't it - saying thank you, saying sorry - and in the overcomplicated, over-busy world we live in it is very powerful.

A woman in Mexico wanted me to heal her. But I can't heal anybody. I just put my hand on her and said, 'Thank you for seeing the film.'

Being a mom makes you far more compassionate. You have more empathy for people, more love. I was always taught to say thank you, and I'm very grateful. And my kids have that quality, too.

Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase.

Sometimes you have to do things in people's best interests and they don't even know it, and maybe they'll figure it out later and thank you, and maybe they won't. Most likely they won't.

People want to help me. They want the best for me. I always say thank you to people when they try that. I never get mad.

I start small. I'm kind to people. I say please, I say thank you, and I always try to be encouraging and positive.

Thank you to everybody who was there for me when I was going through depressed times.

How do you say 'thank you' to a community who gave you a second chance? A lot of people don't get a second chance.

To our health care workers and essential employees: Thank you for everything you are doing.

This little kid pointed at me and said, 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better start eating. I'm just thankful that I made it through with relatively few scars.

I think in this life it's important to be kind, be thankful, and always be creative.

During my teens and early 20s, I proved to be anything but what most people expected Billy Graham's son to be. I'm so thankful he never gave up on me or quit loving me.

You can think you're living in the moment and you're thankful, but when somebody comes face to face with you and says, 'I just lost my child,' or 'I have months to live, and thank you...' I'm of course sad for them, but I'm thankful that I gave them a gift and they're giving me a gift.

I think being thankful is very important, and being thankful means you're choosing to be kind.

I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me, the act of storytelling is an act of healing.

To give back during a holiday where it's all about giving and being thankful - I've always been blessed to have a meal on my plate during Thanksgiving - and to spread that feeling to someone else's family, it's special. This is something that is truly important to me.

Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with 'deserve.'

Thankfully, I have never experienced a miscarriage, but I have friends and family who have, and I've talked to them about their feelings.

There is no better feeling than doing well while you are doing good. If you really want to meet the nicest, most caring people in your field, get involved with charity work. The thankless hours that go into planning charity dinners, running a carnival, and gathering donations for silent auctions are noticed and appreciated.

I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.

Being a caretaker is, and never will be, an easy job; in fact, it is that hardest job in the world and many times a thankless job. You have to be the pillar of strength even when you feel like you are crumbling to pieces inside.

I don't want to be the only one speaking up for the refugees. I get all these comments from people saying, 'Thanks so much for your courage,' and, 'You're the only one who's spoken out.' But I don't want to be the only one speaking up.