Being nice Quote by Jodi Picoult

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

— Anonymous

I don't disrespect anybody who espouses a particular religion or belief - that is their own right to do that. But I think it's…

— Gabriel Byrne

I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the…

— Amin Maalouf

Here in America, religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. They've lost the Axial Age vision of concern for everybody.

— Karen Armstrong

Every praying person, every person who has an encounter with God, must have a passionate concern for his or her brother and sister, his…

— Desmond Tutu

I hate how some people only pray when things start going wrong, how would you feel to be called upon only when someone needs…

— Anonymous

I often write about nonreligious people, and I try to find situations where their sense of humanity is restored or discovered. I think you…

— Horton Foote

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to…

— Karen Armstrong

Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one's actions and deeds.…

— Bernie Siegel

Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the…

— Karen Armstrong

When it comes to beliefs, it is a very tricky situation, because it can be anything and still you don't want to hurt anyone's…

— Pratik Gandhi

Religious people ... hold a kind and merciful view of life, the faith of the broken, the hounded, the hopeless. Yet too often, they…

— Matthew Scully