Quotes tagged ‘kindness’

“If you care about someone, make them a priority. Make them a priority not just when it is easy, but when it is difficult as well. If you care about someone, show up for them when you say you will. Show up for them when they least deserve it, because that is when they need it the most. Just be there…”

— Bianca Sparacino, shopcatalog.com

“Joey Zasa: The Miucci association and elected you their Italian American man of the year. [hands Michael a plaque] Michael Corleone: Oh, Miucci. Who's Miucci? Joey Zasa: He's the Italian American who invented the telephone. He did it one year before Alexander Graham Bell. Michael Corleone: Oh. And t…”

— Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, Don Michael Corleone, Al Pacino, imdb.com

“You don’t have to use the silver bullet, but if you forge one… Well, then… We don’t have to depend upon the kindness of monsters.”

— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Lex Luthor, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com

“It was the kindness that corroded me.”

— Georgia Maq, open.spotify.com

“'you don’t owe anyone anything' was supposed to be about things like strangers on the internet demanding you to educate them and not letting toxic people rule ur life, etc. not an excuse for you to be a shitty friend to people without feeling guilty about it”

— lauryn, twitter.com

“Sometimes the kindest thing to do is to let people go.”

— Jordan Harrison, Leanne Taylor, Emma Miles, imdb.com

“Frasier: I, for one, happen to believe in the kindness of strangers. Roz: Well, I believe in the strangeness of strangers.”

— Jack Burditt, Roz Doyle, Peri Gilpin, imdb.com

“Every day create something beautiful: a moment, a note to someone, an array of books or flowers on your desk. In time it will become a habit & one day you’ll be grateful that you’re living such a beautiful life. Someone will ask how you got such a life & you’ll say 'I practiced.'”

— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com

“When we seek to give rather than get, when we think about how good life is, we open ourselves to a wide range of possibilities.”

— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com

“Wednesday: I offer you the worm from my beak and you look at me like I fucked your mom. Shadow: Sorry, no. You're just the first person I talked to that wasn't an asshole. Wednesday: Give me time.”

— Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Mr. Wednesday, Ian McShane, imdb.com

“Wanting more for others puts us into an energy of abundance. The simple practice of wishing for others to receive will put you into an energy of receptivity, and this feeling of abundance will quickly begin to attract more of what you want into your life.”

— Gabby Bernstein, twitter.com

“The older I get the more I realize that the best course of action in nearly any situation is to increase generosity. The tricky part is deciding how and to whom that generosity should be applied. But it always comes back to being more generous.”

— Gayle Forman, twitter.com

“There are way more things I hate about Chidi than like about him. His stupid Clark Kent glasses, his extensive turtleneck collection, oh, and he loves ethics so much. He once talked about John Rawls for two hours... I timed it. And he only stopped because he saw me timing him. Granted, he laughed, a…”

— Demi Adejuyigbe, Eleanor Shellstrop, Kristen Bell, imdb.com

“Be kind. Not blind.”

— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com

“The best revenge you can wear is a smile.”

— Tomi Adeyemi, twitter.com

“A kind reminder that every human is a person. Your parents, your teachers, every waitress, every stranger on the train, the homeless man on the sidewalk . . . all people. Treat everyone with warmth and be equally respectful to them all. Thank you”

— Connor Franta, twitter.com

“Guys life is brutal, FOR EVERYONE, every one of us is fighting something that the next person cannot fully understand. Even the closest people in our lives can’t always understand why we feel the way we do. Let’s just give a little extra love and humanity to each other.”

— Matt Cohen, twitter.com

“When I say ‘I love you,’ it’s not because I want you or because I can’t have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I’ve seen your kindness and your strength. I’ve seen the best and worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. Y…”

— Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Spike, James Marsters, imdb.com

“I think one of the kindest things you can do is tell the people who have impacted you in any positive way that they have.”

— Keah Brown, twitter.com

“Showing up requires intelligence, intuition, empathy, generosity, confidence, and a willingness to be vulnerable.”

— Rachel Wilkerson Miller, Anna Borges, Terri Pous, Gyan Yankovich, buzzfeed.com