Quotes About Compassion

Be these people either Conservatives or Socialists, Yellows or Reds, the most important thing is - and that is the point I want to stress - that all of them are right in the plain and moral sense of the word.

I have a lot of older brothers who messed up in different ways in my mother's eyes. So I learned from all of their mistakes. I can't go into detail, but while I was growing up, I always tried to make it a goal to relieve some of the stress my mother went through.

At home, he's a 100-percent softie; that's who he is. I just blew his cover. When Howard has a really stressful day at work or he feels overwhelmed, it's funny, I point to the foster room. After 30 seconds of being there with these baby kittens or these special needs cats, it just changes your whole mood.

In an ideal world, we all walk out our door and we all feel the same way about going out to run an errand, going for a jog, whatever the case may be. That shouldn't be a stressful thing.

These hands which stretch out, implore, beg, then rise to the head in a gesture of calamity.

My father - the late Madhavrao Scindia - was clear about the distinction between being 'loving' and 'strict.'

I wouldn't say I'm strict. I love to communicate with my kids, and I constantly check in and try to talk things through instead.

My parents were fairly laid-back, but there were certain things about which they were very strict. My brother and I were told never to turn away a person in need. And it didn't matter what we thought of their motives, whether they were truly in need or not.

I have never been a strict father.

We have made great strides, but somehow we've got to create a climate so that everybody can do well, not just some.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

The power to stay your hand is far greater than the power to strike with your hand and hinsa has no place in the society.

I try and strike a balance between being sensible and sensitive.

If a natural disaster strikes your community, reach out to your friends, neighbors, and complete strangers. Lend a helping hand.

No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.

One of the hallmarks of the American spirit is the desire to help each other when disaster strikes.

The people in the United States are some of the most generous people in the world. We saw it in Haiti. We saw it with Katrina. When devastation strikes, American people want to step up.

When everything is stripped away in life, everybody is a human being that has problems, that has issues, has flaws, that isn't perfect. It doesn't make a difference what your sex is, what your sexual preference is, what your race is or what your background is. If you're a good person, you're OK in my book.

If we can fathom stripping away sexual orientation, skin color, sex, we're all the exact same: We just want connection. We just want love.

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day.

If you look from my point of view, that's what Christians strive for - love from God.

You don't need a religious background to strive for something good, for genuine compassion and love for others.

There is no place on or off the court for language that disrespects anyone's sexual orientation. That is not who I am or what I believe, and I will strive every day to be a better person.

You should strive to govern by being as inclusive as possible.