Quotes About Compassion

People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. They're also people like we all are. They have families, they have relatives, they have children, they are suffering a tough time.

That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear?

We often excuse our own want of philanthropy by giving the name of fanaticism to the more ardent zeal of others.

When I die, people will say it is the best thing for me. It is because they know it is the worst. They want to avoid the feeling of pity. As though they were the people most concerned!

Always think in terms of what the other person wants.

I've always wanted to be a mom. Because I want to give a kid all of the magical gifts my mom gave me, such as love and friendship.

It's all right, Tessa, you can go. We love you. You can go now.' 'Why are you saying that?' 'She might need permission to die, Cal.' 'I don't want her to. She doesn't have my permission.

It seems that what I really want is a drug that will increase my consciousness of others, not myself.

I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you.

Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.

I am no big shot. I am not anybody's boss. I want to be everybody's servant.

It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.

Among the reasons people keep sad stories to themselves is that they do not want anyone to feel sorry for them.

If an organ gets a "dis-ease" you want to care for it like a wounded friend, not an enemy who's turned against you.

The thing about loving someone is that you have to love them the way they need to be loved and not the way you want to love them.

This is the strange way of the world, that people who simply want to love are instead forced to become warriors.

Nothing but love can answer to love; no affection, no kindness, no care, can supply its place: it is its own sweet want.

If you want something really important to be done you must not merely satisfy the reason, you must move the heart also.

A lot of animal experiments consider only commercial interests. We want to ban all animal experiments as soon as possible.

It just kills me to see people lose someone they love, so I want to do as much as I can: give money to doctors and hospitals; get nurses in there that care; put a smile on a little kid's face.

I mean, who wants to live waking up... at least I don't want to live waking up everyday about revenge.

Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.

When you're hurting another person, past a certain point you're cracking them open and whatever's inside them gets all over you. So you should kinda check out whether you want that to happen.

Charity, patience and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have them, you want to share them with others.