Quotes About Compassion

I think of the prisoners on 'Orange Is the New Black,' a lot of times, as uplifting.

I will always think about uplifting the lives of the poor because I know what they feel. I have not heard about poverty; I have not read about poverty: I have experienced poverty.

My mother has always rooted for the underdog, so to speak. She has always been in support of uplifting historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people.

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

We need all races of men, and decent women, to stand up for what's right, drop anger, and live upright.

Sometimes you are heartbroken, and sometimes you don't treat others well. I think it's a generic occurrence with all of us. Everyone has such experiences. I also had my share of ups and downs and broken moments.

Every actor and director goes through ups and downs and I feel it's not to right to judge them.

There are ups and downs in every relationship. But that does not mean that couples should separate or get down to inhuman behaviour.

The upbringing my parents gave me has got me through the ups and downs in my life. My parents always believed that children need to be compassionate and caring human beings above anything. I wish and hope the same for my son Ranveer.

I am drawn to people who are like me - who have experienced the ups and downs of life but have come through the other side.

I think about my mum staying up all night with me when I was cramming for exams, and supporting me through all of life's ups and downs.

The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.

There's almost nothing that upsets Americans more than the idea that somewhere, somehow, somebody is getting his feelings hurt.

I don't want to offend or upset people.

You can say whatever you want about me, I'm not really bothered. But when it starts to upset people I care about or I hear about it from my mum, then that's a problem.

Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.

I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.

As soon as I walk outside, I get depressed. If I see a dog, I'll get upset about how much it must suck to be on a leash. I'll get on a bus and tear up at the thought of how the driver has to go back and forth on the same street for eight hours in mind-numbing traffic.

I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.

My two best friends have gone through break-ups that were really hard, and I remember thinking, 'How could this be so hard and important to them?' Literally for months they were really upset and they couldn't get over it. I had no idea what it was like. And now that I've been through it, I totally understand.

With all the people hating and hurting each other, I don't understand how people could get upset about people of the same sex caring for each other.

With my son, falling off his bike is usually what makes him upset, so a hug goes a long way. But girls are more complicated; my daughter will get bummed out because her friend hurt her feelings. In that case, we'll talk about it. I'll tell her that she's a great friend, and that she needs to talk to her friends about it.

I'm not at all upset to be considered a crime novelist. But for me, it's never really about the crime or the violence. I'm much more interested in exploring issues.

I don't know if I actually am good at the sight of blood. An accident on the street gets me very, very upset.