Compassionate Quotes · Page 9

I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.

— Anonymous

I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems,

— Elton John

There is no more compassionate and effective way to help poor people in New York City than to give to Robin Hood.

— Paul Tudor Jones

I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother.

— Marie Lu

“If I wasn’t compassionate toward myself, no one else would be either. It had to start within.”

— Julie Flygare

'Sympathy for the Devil' is just another way of saying 'Compassionate Conservative'.

— Stephen Colbert

I think America is moving to a much more connected, inclusive and compassionate place.

— Martin O'Malley

If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

There is nothing compassionate about abandoning the mentally ill to the streets and making the rest of us live in their bedlam.

— Miranda Devine

We all need to be compassionate and know that its is a game for all of us to win, we have to…

— John Assaraf

“Just like a weak muscle, compassion strengthens with training. Almost anyone can learn to be more compassionate and kinder with themselves and…

— Carmel Sheridan

My idea of the perfect man would be someone intelligent and clever enough, but also kind and compassionate enough to stand up…

— Madonna Ciccone

“There was is no skill or grace in being rude or obnoxious. There is transformation and growth in being compassionate and kind.”

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

Raising children has given me a compassionate and gracious heart for all children and people, realizing we don't always know the circumstances…

— Candace Cameron

A priest is the God-bearer or Christ-bearer, a living Eucharist of the divine presence, bringing a sympathetic ear and a compassionate heart…

— Arthur Middleton

A mind that is lively and inquiring, compassionate, curious, angry, full of music, full of feeling, is a mind full of possible…

— Mary Oliver

The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to…

— Bernie Glassman

I have one major rule: Everybody is right. More specifically, everybody — including me — has some important pieces of truth, and…

— Ken Wilber

“I understood that being loving and compassionate is not an idea. To live in empathy is not some esoteric principle. This is…

— Sadhguru

I have accepted myself in a world that does not accept me, because I have learned - and more than any of…

— Stephanie Nielson

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate…

— Rick Warren

I still work that expectation/disappointment cycle all the time. I think it is part of the human nature and I think the…

— Agapi Stassinopoulos

The covenant of your servanthood is that you be a servant to God, not to someone else, and that you know that…

— Ibn Ata Allah

Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed…

— Rob Brezsny

Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it…

— Tara Brach

We can only transform humanity and create a happier more compassionate world through education.

— Dalai Lama

Always be kind and compassionate. You never know what kind of pain someone may be enduring.

— Bilal Zahoor

“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.”

— Shannon L. Alder

I'm pretty much friendly and compassionate to everybody. But not to people in the ring.

— Daniel Bryan

“To be compassionate, you have to forget your own comfort zone and live well because you live beyond yourself.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.

— Keanu Reeves

I feel compassionate, because I know [students] all have to go down this road of suffering and it's going to be tough.

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

If you cant find it in your own heart to be compassionate look in someone else's before giving up on love altogether.

— Ashley Young

People are much more likely to trust a leader if they know he is compassionate and forgiving of mistakes.

— Donald T. Phillips

Can you be compassionate even to those who have no compassion? If so, there is no finer karma that you can create.

— Gary Zukav

Jesus Christ to me, is probably the most compassionate and revolutionary thinker of all time.

— Scott Fujita

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.

— Armistead Maupin

“We must empower our weak to be strong, and teach our strong to be compassionate. This will open a door to oneness.”

— Gary Hopkins

“A compassionate concern for others’ well-being is the source of happiness.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

“Though the heart cannot be seen, it can be kind, pure, compassionate and loving.”

— Master Jun Hong Lu