Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Who taught me that animals were put on this Earth for food? Who taught me to disrespect animals and view them as mere commodities? Who… — Gary Yourofsky
Tim Curley and Gary Schultz operate at the highest levels of honesty, integrity and compassion. — Unknown Author
Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public policy is in… — Kevin Rudd
Don't ever let anyone pull you so low as to hate them. We must use the weapon of love. We must have the compassion and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis. — Thurgood Marshall
O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion! — Gary Snyder
I have felt the pain that arises from a recognition of beauty, pain we hold when we remember what we are connected to and the… — Terry Tempest Williams
And were your back as broad as heaven, and your purse full of gold, and did your compassion reach from here to hell itself, there… — Alan Paton
You can't change a regime on the basis of compassion. There's got to be something harder. — Nadine Gordimer
National Health Insurance means combining the efficiency of the Postal Service with the compassion of the I.R.S. ... and the cost accounting of the Pentagon. — Louis Sullivan
Atheists anger doesn't prove that we're selfish, or joyless, or miserable. It shows that we have compassion, and a sense of justice. We're angry because… — Greta Christina
Animals are not property or "things" but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support. — Marc Bekoff
Water is one of the basic needs of survival of mankind and water can destroy it, too. That is the power of NATURE. But there… — Vikas Khanna
Public emergencies may require the hand of severity to fall heavily on those who are not personally guilty, but compassion prompts, and ever urges to… — Mercy Otis Warren
When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of… — Thomas Jefferson
Compassion may be called the fundamental of all good art because it alone can tell you what other beings feel and experience. Only compassion severs… — Michael Chekhov
We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror. — Karl Marx
We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness. — Mike Huckabee
By government giveaway programs, individuals are often hurt far more than they are helped. The recipients of these programs become dependent on the government and… — Rush Limbaugh
The time has passed in America when this party can be the party of compassion and let the executive branch run foreign policy. It won't… — Wesley Clark
Having to parent your mother or father is a challenge that way too many teens have to deal with. Teens whose parents are dealing with… — Laurie Halse Anderson
The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to… — Ronald Speirs
So, never be afraid. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion, against injustice and lying and greed. If you,… — William Faulkner
Teaching my kids to give back is an essential part of parenting. It's not something that's optional. Compassion is one of the basic values that… — Kate Snow
His words even imply that philanthropy has deeper depths than is generally realized. The great emotions of compassion and mercy are traced to Him; there… — Fulton J. Sheen

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