Quotes About Compassion

I used to think I was the only one who felt things. but I really am only one infinitely small part of an aching humanity. It's a good thing most people bleed on the inside or this would really be a gory, blood-smeared earth.

What do you know about love? Are your feelings more holy than mine? Am I exempt from the knowledge of love until I become "of age?" Do I automatically become human enough when I start loving you and seeing things your way?

I wouldn't intentionally hurt anyone in this world. I wouldn't hurt them physically or emotionally, how then can people so consistently do it to me?

It's a terrible thing but it seems like tragedy brings people together, makes them more supportive, more dependent.

I'm not a big crier normally, but when I see people having life-changing experiences on reality shows, that's a different story.

It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

You meet people, and you realize that you can never judge a book by its cover.

I was forced, more or less, to go to anger management. I was either going to make myself and everyone around me miserable, or I was going to realize that there's more than one person on this Earth. It definitely has made me a better person.

People have to realize that it is not OK to hurt another human being. And that is what we forget.

I wouldn't be honest if I told you that in some moment of my life I had a lot of rage - probably hate - I'm not sure of hate, but rage. But you know what happens is that then you realize you cannot do to others what you think nobody has to do to anybody. Life is important for me and not any kind of life, quality too of life.

I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure.

When I had daughters, I realized that I wouldn't never do anything to a girl that I wouldn't want done to my own daughter.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies.

My heart was broken when I realized my daughter had a problem. I pray every day for her.

People say things unintentionally, not realizing that it could hurt someone's feelings because they've just never experienced what you have.

It's amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they're doing. I've learned to take notice of those things and if it's something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.

I'm realizing that a lot of people don't really care what happens to other people as long as it doesn't affect them.

One of the secrets of having a long-term relationship is realizing that even if you think the other person's great, at some point, they're going to mess up and annoy you.

I am realizing that there are opportunities everyday to encourage, evangelize, or exhort someone.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

What really matters is what's on the inside.

What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen.