“When we engage in dehumanizing rhetoric or promote dehumanizing images, we dimish our own humanity in the process.”— Brené Brown, twitter.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
“People inflict pain on others in their selfish pursuit of happiness and satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a sense of universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.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
“Love doesn’t require that you choose what inhumanity you care about. Love is beyond religion, race & region. Love doesn’t label you because you want peace & safety for Palestinian children & Israeli children. Love that does not weep regarding slaughtered Palestinians is not Love.”— Bernice King, twitter.com
“As a physician who rushed too many gunshot victims to the operating room, I want to never again have another child ask me if she’s going to die.”— Eugene Gu, MD, twitter.com
“We need compassion, empathy, and the rule of law back in our country. We need to be treated as human beings, no matter the color of our skin.”— Eugene Gu, MD, twitter.com
“If we have any shred of humanity left in ourselves, we must care for all human life—no matter their skin color, political ideology, or location in the world.”— Eugene Gu, MD, twitter.com
“Whose severity excludes every improvement and reintegration of the condemned into society, can never be humanly just.”— Helmut Richter, amazon.com
“How can I take away somebody who means the world to someone else?”— Sarah J. Maas, Aelin Galathynius, amazon.com
“Wonder Woman isn’t just one person...there’s a little bit of her in all of us. We must work TOGETHER to PROTECT one another.”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“We need to teach our friends, our family, and ESPECIALLY our children the importance of love, empathy, and overall what it means to be a good person. Just stop hurting people!!! It’s that simple.”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“We need human compassion. We need to love each other, protect each other. Or else we will self destruct this world. It's already happening.”— Cassey Ho, twitter.com