Forbearance Quote by D.A. Carson

“The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted. ... [God] expresses [His] tough mindedness…

— Martin Luther King Jr

“People often mistake tenderheartedness for indulgence, as if being kind to themselves leads to lethargy—sitting around the house all day eating bonbons and wearing…

— Geneen Roth

“niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control…

— Gavin de Becker

I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a…

— Steven Weber

“and confused if someone does not appreciate their niceness. Others often sense this and avoid giving them feedback not only, effectively blocking the nice…

— Kelly Bryson

You know how ESPN works; they'll throw themselves into a frenzy over Tebow's white bread lame ass niceness and then vilify Johnny Football just…

— Dabo Swinney

This is what happens when nice people are pushed too far. We give too many chances, and so when we've finally had enough, we…

— Deb Caletti

Human beings need to watch out for reasonless niceness too. It's never reasonless and its reason's not usually nice.

— David Mitchell

“Kindness connects to who you are, niceness connects to how you want to be seen.”

— David Levithan

It's a dirty little secret that most New Yorkers are pleasant, thoughtful, patient, and polite. The Chamber of Commerce must work overtime to maintain…

— Judith Kelman

“they were nice in a useless sort of way, which is, after all, the only way to be truly nice.”

— Samuel R. Delany

A lot of warm vulgarity is incomparably preferable to a little bit of pinched niceness

— Caitlin Thomas