“Reason and compassion can win any argument better than violence.”— Tony McNamara, Catherine, Elle Fanning, imdb.com
“I just have three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.”— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com
“Compassion toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.”— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com
“I know that I have a huge Jewish constituency, and you know, every time I meet with them they share stories of [the] safety and sanctuary that they would love for the people of Israel, and most of the time when we’re having the conversation, there is no actual relative that they speak of, and there…”— Ilhan Omar, ips-dc.org
“We were raised in a community where we were taught to see a world, beyond just ourselves. To be conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people.”— Kamala Harris, cnn.com
“I do believe in the kindness and the goodness and the compassion and the empathy of the American people.…I don’t have a panacea of how to get there, but I know one thing: The current state of affairs, the crisis in our democracy is not who we are, and I know we’re better than this.”— Howard Schultz, ca.sports.yahoo.com
“We have seen what you have been through (and what has been through you). You become clear.”— Andrew Mitchell, amazon.com
“Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is essential to a Jedi's life. So you might say, that we are encouraged to love.”— Jonathan Hales, George Lucas, Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen, imdb.com
“Henri Ducard: Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share. Bruce Wayne: That's why it's so important. It separates us from them.”— David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan, Henri Ducard, Liam Neeson, imdb.com
“Leftists may claim that their activism is motivated by compassion or by moral principles, and moral principle does play a role for the leftist of the oversocialized type. But compassion and moral principle cannot be the main motives for leftist activism. Hostility is too prominent a component of lef…”— Ted Kaczynski, washingtonpost.com
“Compassion is of little value if it just remains an idea. It must motivate how we respond to others and be reflected in all our thoughts and actions.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“When I was a kid, I wanted to be a vet, and I volunteered at this animal shelter. I'd see the animals come in burned, tortured, mutilated. I got less interested in treating the animals and more interested in catching the animals who did that to 'em.”— Vince Calandra, Richard Willis, Chris Messina, imdb.com
“As human beings we need to assess whether anger has any value - it destroys our peace of mind. Compassion, on the other hand, brings optimism and hope.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“[about his nephew, Allen] What that kid needs is a little understanding, a little compassion, and all that other crap.”— Bob Rodgers, Lou Grant, Ed Asner, imdb.com
“Buzzcut: And what about your patent disregard for Beavis! Do you not care a rat's ass for the safety of your closest companion!? Butt-head: Uhh…no.”— Kristofor Brown, Mike Judge, Butt-head, Mike Judge, imdb.com
“You have to look! . . . Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will be even worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in . . . Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward cl…”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“What these results suggest is that the compassion we feel for others is not solely a function of what befalls them: if our minds draw an association between a victim and ourselves — even a relatively trivial one — the compassion we feel for his or her suffering is amplified greatly.”— David DeSteno, nytimes.com