Quotes about Compassion

I believed that if you have the heart to make a difference, there is always an answer, but if you have a heart of indifference, there is never an answer.

people who do not forgive are hurting themselves much more than they're hurting others.

people who do not forgive are hurting themselves much more than they're hurting others. A person who possesses this characteristic and keeps score in relationships is a person who is emotionally wired to carry all the stress that goes with carrying grudges.

Nurture, love, and motivate hurting people. But pour yourself into the people who will grow and make a difference.

part of the parenting process is helping children understand that they are not the center of the universe.

Author and conference speaker Richard Exley explained his idea of friendship this way: "A true friend is one who hears and understands when you share your deepest feelings. He supports you when you are struggling; he corrects you, gently and with love, when you err; and he forgives you when you fail. A true friend prods you to personal growth, stretches you to your full potential. And most amazing of all, he celebrates your successes as if they were his own.

That grumpy woman didn't deserve to be treated kindly. But when she was treated not as she was, but as I wanted her to be and believed she could become, her perspective suddenly changed.

Are we quick to respond to others' needs? Do we run from problems or face them? Do we talk more about bad news or good news? Do we give people the benefit of the doubt, or do we assume the worst? The

leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.

In the morning he asked himself, "What good shall I do today?" In the evening he asked, "What good have I done today?

If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.

Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn't pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.