Quotes About Compassion

I'm probably more fiscally a Republican. But socially, I'm just accepting of everything. I want everyone to be happy; I want everyone to live a life that they're proud of.

The more socially conscious you are, the better the work you make.

People who fundamentally disagree with you politically or socially are not bad people. I can't expect that other side to have compassion for me if I can't put myself in their shoes, too.

Societal good comes first for me.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

There's something about compassion that causes society to say, 'We're going to take this person seriously.' Take Mother Teresa. She was confrontational on abortion, but she wasn't rejected by society.

The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.

In any society, fanatics who hate don't hate only me - they hate you, too. They hate everybody.

If I can't give back to the society, then this isn't a good life I am leading.

Our neighbors who have fallen on hard times can use basic sanitary items, such as soap, socks and undergarments; when we go shopping for ourselves, how about adding an extra item for someone in need?

When I first became involved with PETA, it was on an 'issue-by-issue' basis - they interviewed me in my old apartment about animal abuse in the circus as I sat on a leather sofa.

Don't forget, I was the soft, pudgy kid in school that everyone made fun of.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Our soft hearts are what tell us that, whatever the circumstances of birth, everyone must be given opportunities to do well.

See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.

Being a woman has always been a powerful thing, where history has sometimes dictated otherwise, but I believe that a woman can be compassionate, sensitive, soft, kind.

I play Sophie in 'Koode': a very strong and soft woman who has been through many atrocities yet holds herself together through conviction in herself.

Every philanthropist has a soft corner for one issue. For me it is health, because my father was a doctor.

If we can soften our hearts, and if we can access the pure and simple aspect of our nature, then we can regain the realization that everything we need is already inside us and anything is attainable.

I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it's beautiful and honest. If I can do that - soften just one person's heart - I consider myself successful already.

As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.

The more I prayed for my enemies, the softer my heart became.

I often think my boyfriend is going to leave me just from seeing how I talk to the dog. But you know, when you are talking to your dog, you are accessing this softer side of you. Everything else melts away.

It's taken me years to embrace the softer elements of who I am and let that shine some.