Compassion Quotes

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Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in economic, political, ethnic or nationalist guises,… — Robert Thurman
Every day we have a choice. We can take the easier road, the more cynical road, which is a road sometimes based on a dream… — Jacqueline Novogratz
Modern Darwinism makes it abundantly clear that many less ruthless traits, some not always admired by robber barons and Fuhrers - altruism, general intelligence, compassion… — Carl Sagan
From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The voice of the… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic… — Joe Klein
Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers,… — Conrad Burns
Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you… — George Michael
God damn it, you've got to be kind. — Kurt Vonnegut
We have thought of peace as passive and war as the active way of living. The opposite is true. War is not the most strenuous… — Mary Parker Follett
Soil is a resource, a living, breathing entity that, if treated properly, will maintain itself. It's our lifeline for survival. When it has finally been… — Marjorie Harris
The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others. — Janet Jackson
Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship. — Dalai Lama
Our most natural state is joy. It is the foundation for love, compassion, healing, and the desire to alleviate suffering. — Deepak Chopra
Brothers and sisters, if only we had more compassion for those who are different from us, it would lighten many of the problems and sorrows… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
I think that fiction has a part to play in urging us, as a species, toward compassion, — George Saunders
Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Let modesty be compassion, good manners fasting,… — Guru Nanak
Chekhov said: let's put God - and all these grand progressive ideas - to one side. Let's begin with man; let's be kind and attentive… — Vasily Grossman
Those who unlock your compassion are those to whom you've been assigned. — Mike Murdock
Because the Lord hears their cries and feels your deep compassion for them, He has from the beginning of time provided ways for His disciples… — Henry B. Eyring
Defend your beliefs with courtesy and with compassion, but defend them. — Jeffrey R. Holland
Nothing excites compassion, in friend and foe alike, as much as the sight of you ker-splonked on the Tarmac with your propeller buried six feet… — Boris Johnson
Harden our hearts to the innocents in the womb, and we have hardened our hearts to the need for compassion, and mercy, and fellow-feeling, and… — Alan Keyes
I have no particular love for my species, but own to an exhaustless fund of compassion — Dorothea Dix
Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple… — Daniel Goleman
On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront… — Barack Obama

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