Quotes about Compassion
Power in the hands of a good person is like a cool drink of water on a hot summer day. It refreshes everyone with whom it comes in contact.
— Andy Andrews
I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness.
— Andy Andrews
We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive . . . by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.
— Andy Andrews
When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.
— Andy Stanley
How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.
— Andy Stanley
People who were nothing like him liked him. And Jesus liked people who were nothing like him.
— Andy Stanley
How we treat, talk about, respond to, and care for one another is the identifying mark of a genuine Jesus follower. Not what we believe.
— Andy Stanley
Kindness is love's response to weakness.
— Andy Stanley
Our faith is anchored to a miscarriage of justice. The worst possible thing happened to the best possible person.
— Andy Stanley
Your pain isn't a trophy to show off. It's not a story to tell. It's potentially poison to your soul. To refuse to forgive is to choose to self-destruct.
— Andy Stanley
Patience is the decision to move at someone else's pace rather than pressure him or her to match yours.
— Andy Stanley
You want me to follow you on a journey, you have to come get me. The journey must begin where I am, not where you are or where you think I should be.
— Andy Stanley