Quotes About Compassion

The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

I was 'gay-bashed' when I was in school even though, you know, I'm not... I'm a straight guy that just happens to be what I do. So, it's easily relatable to me. It was awful. It's a hard time in a kid's life.

Every merciful act to the needy, the suffering, is as though done to Jesus.

In so doing, use him as though you loved him.

People love the idea of a good girl gone bad, thinking that my parents were so strict and disowned me, but that actually wasn't the case. Even though they don't necessarily agree with some of the things I do, they love me as their daughter. That's always been their perspective.

Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized.

When you're in prison, you want to know that you were thought about.

Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.

Everything I've ever thought about doing has been, in some sense, about helping people.

I've always thought my main concern is to alleviate the burdens on people, who were earning less money, perhaps than £80,000.

If you have any racist friends, it's on you to stop that immediately and let them know why that's not right, or what's wrong with the way they think or just opening their eyes and allowing them to understand what's wrong with their thought process because, to be honest, I mean, we're all human.

It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.

Try to imagine that you're the strongest, most noble, most thoughtful, most compassionate, intelligent person in the world, and pretend to be that. Speak from that place. It's more than self-awareness; it's the ability to access this super-intelligence.

Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!

I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really cares about what other people need and want and really wants to be able to make someone else's day. And that's the Mark that I see.

Where can you look in your daily life and find ways to do it better, to be more thoughtful of the Earth, to be more thoughtful of people?

My parents were loving, caring, generous and thoughtful.

I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of human nature, and if I am going to write about people who are kind and generous and loving and thoughtful, so what?

She is one of the nicest people I've ever met. No one is more thoughtful than Christine Bleakley.

Whenever we say a person's name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, 'She's thoughtless' goes beyond the facts 'She said she'd call me and she didn't.'

Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms. This is rarer still.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.