Quotes About Compassion

I've always thought that the level of homelessness in society is likely to be a truer measure of how civilised we are then almost any other factor.

Steady, firm, and kind government of prisoners is the truest humanity and the best exercise of duty. It is with convicts as with children: unseasonable indulgence, indiscreetly granted, leads to mischiefs which we may deplore but cannot repair.

I think lawyers who engage in pro bono service to protect those who cannot help themselves are truly the heroes and the heroines of the legal profession.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.

When we look for what's best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does, so in appreciating our neighbor, we're participating in something truly sacred.

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are truly good at heart.

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.

I was probably 21 or 22 years old when I realized the prose that I live by, which is, 'You get what you give.' The more good deeds that you could do in your life, the more fulfilling and enriched your life is going to be. I truly believe that.

Maybe it's because I'm a little naive, but I do like to think that there aren't really very many truly bad people in the world. I think that everybody has their reasons for what they do, and if you really look through their eyes, you could probably understand them.

I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children: that the world isn't all about them and that, through our actions, people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.

Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.

I hope that America will do away with the death penalty. I truly believe we are better than that.

I've been saying it at all our Senate Democratic retreats we need to speak to the heart, not in a manipulative way, not in a way that brings forth everybody's fears and resentments, but truly to speak to the heart so that people know that we're actually on their side.

If you are an educated man, you respect your opponent, his team, and all those people around; then you are truly a human being.

For me, anytime I see a mother truly loving her child, famous or not, it brings a smile to my face. I think most people would agree.

I think, when you get to know somebody on a personal level were you truly understand what makes them tick, what they play for, things they like to do in their spare time, you're around their families, I think you're kind of able to kind of coexist more when you have a relationship.

If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

As the Trump administration takes office - and we see acts of racism, misogyny, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination around the country - ask yourself, 'What's important to me? What do I care about? What have I benefitted from that I want to pay forward?' Then look for ways to spread help and hope.

Peace, love, and truth trump hate every time.

If President Trump were to say, 'I'm going to go to San Juan to see that nasty mayor,' I would receive him with open arms because democracy is larger than me.

Pray for Trump's sanity and clarity, because his power to cause real damage to our country is enormous.

Donald Trump is out to destroy people's lives, and he's trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we've got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further.

Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. And he did it anonymously.