Quotes About Compassion

If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals.

The reason I love Jesus because he's a really good guy. He's completely opposed to running around and judging people.

You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.

Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.

I have always been involved in some philanthropic work - growing up in the church, you always had to have a reasonable portion of service to the community and to people who have less, who need a helping hand. It's just something in my heart that I know needs to be done.

It's not just a world of dog-eat-dog and Trumps and all of this... there are people and there is hope and you can still get there and have a reasonable measure of success and appreciation.

What I know now is that we're all interconnected and that's a really beautiful thing. We have links to everyone else in our lives and in the world. Different people have different journeys for different reasons. You can't judge, but you can celebrate that there are connections everywhere.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

No matter how bad the individual, everybody has reasons for why they do what they do.

Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.

I think that's one of the only reasons God created celebrities. To help those who can't help themselves.

There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.

One thing I always think about is, at the end of the day, nobody really cares about you as much as they do about themselves. It's a very reassuring thing, in a good way. Pay attention to yourself, and use that energy and put it towards yourself.

But the main thing is to give people permission to feel it and to put grief at the heart of what Extinction Rebellion's about.

Kids need to encounter kids like themselves - kids who can sometimes be crabby and fresh and rebellious, kids who talk back and disobey, tell fibs and get into trouble, and are nonetheless still likable and redeemable.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

When you give, you receive.

With my charity Big Dreams For Kids, I believe the more you give, the more you receive.

Measure yourself and your success by what you give to others, not what you receive in return.

To give is one of the greatest gifts one could ever receive.

During my younger days, I used to massage my mother's feet every day and receive her blessings.

I knew everything and received everything. But real happiness, is giving.