Quotes About Compassion

My dad has always been somebody, who is known to have heart of gold. He is too humble and kind. So, that kindness gets me into trouble sometimes because everybody expects me to be as nice as him.

A lot of the men I've dated have been incapable of even basic kindness.

I believe that people should believe people around them, they should treat each other with kindness.

What you realize when you work in the philanthropic world is that people aren't just numbers: they are families with real needs and you need to make your judgments with kindness and thoughtfulness in order to serve those needs.

Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a more positive and happy environment for myself.

My friends at PeTA India and I encourage everyone to treat animals with kindness and respect, just as we all want to be treated every day.

I think there's a lot of different kinds of love: not just between a boyfriend and girlfriend, but love with your family, love with the people around you. I think that's really important and, I think, would really be a good thing for the world and make a better world for everybody.

When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.

It's kind of fun to hear that other people deal with the same kinds of issues that you do.

Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.

Love is not just defined by making love or kisses or gifts. It is beyond that.

I sympathize with every kitchen porter.

People are sitting at their kitchen table talking about how they're going to pay their bills, and we can speak to the hearts of people on that and show them that we respect them. Ultimately, that's how we have to talk to them. We can't talk down to them.

I really enjoy the immediacy of the 'knife and gun clubs,' as they're so callously called. Emergency is a great place to learn about people.

My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.

With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.

I'm not knocking the poor homosexual, I'm not. They need salvation just like anybody else.

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges.

Knowing that you're not alone, and that people genuinely care, is really important.

Nothing enables us to forgive like knowing in our hearts that we have been forgiven.

When we label human beings and flatten them to just a splashy headline, we lose decency and the truth.

The need for health care doesn't come with a party label.

I am a criminal. Coming to terms with this aspect of my identity has helped me to see more clearly - with blinders off - the ways in which I have been encouraged not to feel any connection to 'them,' those labeled criminals. I see now that 'they' are me, and I am them.

I am not a labor hater.