“My work was not embraced for many decades. I would have killed myself if getting embraced affected me so much.” Quote by Yoko Ono
“You are beautiful. Don't ever think you are not. It may be such a compliment that does not come from a man too often. They are shy, proud, and rude. Give yourself some love. And walk as what you are - a beautiful woman. All your life.” ThinkingMenGivingMayDoeBeautifulWalksProudShyComplimentRudeBeautiful WomenYou Are Beautiful Author:Yoko Ono
“Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird.” HumansCompassionDogTypeEssentialsBirdCat Author:Sharon Gannon
“Compassion is the key to a successful relationship because by means of compassion we can access the innermost needs of the other. When we are aware of those needs, we can begin to communicate and not just profess what we think we know and demand that others change because we want them to.” ThinkingKnowsWantNeedsMeanCompassionSuccessfulKeysDemandCommunicateAccessSuccessful Relationship Author:Sharon Gannon
“Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.” IfsKindAmericaRememberSpiritEasyDifficultCommunityCommonDestinyShareIllusionToughDifficultyHarmonyNational Community Author:Barbara Jordan
“To cultivate compassion, try to remember that others are doing the best they can, just like you, and that when someone does something abusive, they are getting something that they feel is positive from the experience.” FeelsTryingDoeRememberCompassionLike YouAbusive Author:Sharon Gannon
“When you feel destructive, negative emotions like hate and anger arise within you towards the person opposing you; cultivate the opposite state of mind.” FeelsMindPersonsStatesHateEmotionNegativeOppositesAriseDestructiveState Of MindWithin YouOpposingNegative Emotions Author:Sharon Gannon
“See the other person's potential for kindness and bolster your own expression of kindness. If you see them in a negative way, the power of your perception will only help to keep them that way as you polarize yourself from them, assuming a superior role, seeing yourself as the good guy and them as the bad guy.” IfsWayPersonsHelpingGuyRolesKindnessSeeingExpressionPerceptionNegativeAssumingSuperiorsBad GuysGood GuySeeing Yourself Author:Sharon Gannon
“The ridicule you may endure from others when you speak up for animals can help you to hone your skills, enabling you to become better at articulating your message in an informed, compassionate, and communicative way.” WayMayHelpingSpeakAnimalSkillsMessagesEndureCompassionateRidiculeEnablingArticulating Author:Sharon Gannon
“Be a communicator, not a self-righteous proselytizer or preacher. Many people are only concerned with expressing themselves, which isn't necessarily communication.” PeopleSelfCommunicationConcernedRighteousPreacherSelf RighteousCommunicators Author:Sharon Gannon
“Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.” TalkingCommunicationNot TalkingShared ExperiencesTalking Down Author:Sharon Gannon