Compassionate Quotes · Page 10

A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.

— Dalai Lama

I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.

— Alana Stewart

I'm extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn't project that all the time.

— Frank Ocean

Every illness is an opportunity for compassionate revelations.

— Judith Orloff

“When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere.”

— Amit Ray

Jesus has a special, compassionate concern for those who are broken and needy.

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate.

— Dennis Prager

Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that's more compassionate and forgiving.

— Viola Davis

I think being compassionate of each other's lives and issues is nonnegotiable when it comes to friendships. We're all going through different…

— Abbi Jacobson

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

— John Assaraf

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

— Miranda Devine

I remember also speaking to a reporter on Gay News who enquired about my attitude to Gay Dogs and reassuring him of…

— Auberon Waugh

Anyen Rinpoche is a compassionate embodiment of wisdom. The skillful teachings in The Tibetan Yoga of Breath will be a source of…

— Garchen Rinpoche

To consciously evolve, we require clear vision of a compassionate future that draws out our enthusiastic participation in life.

— Duane Elgin

Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be…

— Desmond Tutu

I sometimes feel that the world is a very uncivilised place where it is meant to be at its most civilised. Where…

— Rachel Cusk

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

— Ken Wilber

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

— Stephanie Nielson

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

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

“As we live out of such a mind, we become generous, with no sense of tolerance. We become patient, with no sense…

— Steve Hagen

It requires courage not to surrender oneself to the ingenious or compassionate counsels of despair that would induce a man to eliminate…

— Anonymous

Experience has taught me that I connect best with others when I connect with the core of myself. When I allow God…

— Brennan Manning

If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself.

— Gary Zukav

A country doesn't need a businessman to run it: it needs a heartful, worldly, compassionate leader.

— George Saunders

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

— Robert Frost

“Being right is massively overrated, especially when it comes at the expense of being compassionate and kind.”

— Scott Stabile

The best thing we can bring to any fight is a calm and compassionate mind.

— George Saunders

I think we should want all of our cities to become more compassionate places, frankly.

— Martin O'Malley

Compassionate conservatism [is] most importantly, making sure that government is not the answer to people's problems.

— George W. Bush

Philip Martin has written a wise, compassionate, and nurturing guide through the self-oppression of depression.

— Harold H. Bloomfield

“The only way we can touch the heart of men is to overlook an offense.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Just beneath the surface of all experiences in life is God's, or the Guru's, compassionate face.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given.

— Eve Arnold

“There is nothing as appealing as a mouth full of gratitude, and a heart full of compassion.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

— Sharon Salzberg

When dealing with difficult people always remember, it is about them and their problems. Be compassionate.

— Anonymous

We will be fair, just, and compassionate to all, but our greatest compassion must be for our American citizens.

— Donald Trump

“He looked so pained that I dreamed of taking his hands and making him dance”

— Andrea Levy