Quotes about Compassion

We must continually work to obtain and preserve the right to vote and future votes of babies in the womb, their parents, the sick, the elderly, the poor, all Americans.

Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it is a hurricane, whether it's an earthquake - when we see these great fatal and natural acts, men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

The pleasure of those who injure you lies in your pain. Therefore they will suffer if you take away their pleasure by not feeling pain.

When people meet me, I hope that they say this: 'This is a guy who, number one, loves the Lord, but he also loves people, and he wants to make a difference in people's life. And he wants to help everyone he comes in contact with, and he is genuine, he is real, and he cares about people.'

If you're going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can't afford to go to such and such a place, you can't force them to afford it.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much because we're all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

Forgive those who have hurt you.

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't.