Quotes About Caring

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest.

Kindness always starts with noticing the needs and hurts of others.

Older people often mistakenly consider that the young people do not care about their country, but the reverse is actually true.

Coach Wooden's approach succeeded: Setting challenging expectations appropriate to each individual; getting to know each individual well and caring for each as a person; tailoring his instructions and support to individual differences; and treating everyone with respect and fairness. It succeeded for him in the classroom, on the court, and in life.

Parents should learn to stop nagging their children about how well they could do "if you only tried more, or cared more." Trying and caring, in specific areas, is built into people; or else it comes to them later, if they mature properly; or it never comes at all. But it is dead certain that no young person was ever motivated by a querulous, disappointed parent more concerned with his own pride than with the child's ultimate self-actualization.

Knowing is the key to caring, and with caring there is hope that people will be motivated to take positive actions. They might not care even if they know, but they can't care if they are unaware.

But as long as he kept on caring, nothing could touch the freedom of his inner thoughts.

Having someone ask you how you were, who you were, as if they genuinely wanted to know. That meant something to people.

Her forehead was a maze of anxious little grooves, from a lifetime of wondering about whether everyone within range was OK.

Faye had always been sweet, flaky but sweet, unlikely to ask about your problems but deeply concerned about them if you reminded her they existed.

If our sense of who we are is defined by feelings of neediness and insecurity, we forget that we are also curious, humorous and caring. We forget about the breath that is nourishing us, the love that unites us, the enormous beauty and fragility that is our shared experience in being alive.

Los enamorados pueden volverse egoístas, encerrados en sí mismos, ajenos a lo que sucede a su alrededor.

Women who work with animals hear this all the time: that their love for animals must arise out of a sublimated child-rearing urge. Ana's tired of the stereotype. She likes children just fine, but they're not the standard against which all other accomplishments should be measured. Caring for animals is worthwhile in and of itself, a vocation that need offer no apologies.

Loving someone means making sacrifices for them.

As long as I can remember, I've always had pets. Something about the connection you share with this entirely different species just blows my mind.

My parents were a little more on the hippie spectrum of Christianity - they weren't liberal Christians by any means, they were pretty conservative - but they preached mostly about love and caring for people, so I grew up with a lot of compassion and empathy.

Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.

I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.

The spirit of Southwest Airlines is exuberant, it's caring, it's dedicated, it's diligent, it's fun, it's rewarding, it's a joy.

I was very spiritual as a kid. I think I felt and thought about things a lot more deeply than most of the other kids my age. I wanted to help people.

It's fascinating to see how far people go to spoil their pets... It's beautiful and heartwarming. Some of it is really silly, but I think it's fantastic.

I'd never yell, "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it.

If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.

The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It's focused attention.