Quotes About Kindness

Kindness boggles my mind. It's the only force in nature that increases simultaneously for the giver and the receiver.

No murder or sin or act of barbarism or cruelty has ever been committed by a person fully absorbed in the reading of a book. By this fact alone, we can conclude that readers are nicer people, at least until they put the book down. When we are reading, we are better.

You know what's the greatest sin in the world? Hurting your fellow man.

Frank Sinatra was a popular star, but he was always so sweet and friendly to me that I was excited just to be next to him.

My husband is old-fashioned and kind, he does the greatest Sinatra impression, and I'd never have written anything if he hadn't read all those bedtime stories and unloaded the dishwasher while I slaved over chapters.

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

I hope Britney doesn't get bummed out that Lindsey is a better singer. It is not Lindsey saying it, it's me. Lindsey would never say that. She's an actress first. It's just a bonus that she can dance and sing.

When I am in Calcutta, for instance, I often charge nothing for singing for debutant directors and small producers who cannot afford to pay me.

You try to do something every single day that will help an American or maybe someone overseas.

I have love in my heart, and I'm kind to people every single day of my life.

Often, we think of change as being raising a million dollars or helping 100,000 people. But true change, real change could be just calling one person who you know is lonely every single day.

I don't play favorites with people. My basic philosophy is that the only way to make the world a better place is by bringing something beautiful to every single person you run into at every moment of the day, so how can you play favorites with somebody?

I've never hurt a single person in my whole life - never even wanted to hurt someone.

I have a phenomenal memory. I remember every single thing that anybody said to me, ever did to me, who was nice to me and who was not nice to me.

I've learned that all of us should be constantly mindful of what's going on around us. Sometimes I think we get pretty single-minded in our pursuits and forget that we really do need each other. We need to actively engage in giving and helping each other every day.

Jesus never called a human being a sinner.

I am grateful to Rahman sir. There is no way I can repay the graces he has extended to me by making me sing his compositions.

You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil.

I used to clean my brother and sister's rooms. And I would go to friends' houses and clean their rooms, too.

I got very lucky with the family I was born into. From my older sisters to my mother and father, they're just good, kind-hearted people.

Feed your brothers and sisters simply, graciously, with generous care, and you will secure a place in their heart.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.

If you sit in a room and think you're the only one that needs to be loved, then you have a big problem. If you are needy, you have to give the same as you need. If I need love, I have to give love. But that's just a personal thing.

What makes 'Derek' a different kind of sitcom - if it is even a sitcom - is its sincerity.