“You must give life to have life - without shallowness, without narrowness - with your arms wide open and heart expanded - the more you give life, the more you'll have life.”
Source: Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism
“If you want to conquer something, conquer hearts, not lands - if you want possessions, possess memories, not materials.”
Source: Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism
“When it comes to caring for others, don’t underestimate the power of the most modest investment.”
Source: HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time
“I could tolerate any form of cruelty better than kindness.”
Source: Educated
“In your life, there have been High Kindness periods and Low Kindness periods, and you know what inclined you toward the former and away from the latter. It’s an exciting idea: Since we have observed that kindness is variable, we might also sensibly conclude that it is improvable; that is, there must be approaches and practices that can actually increase our ambient level of kindness.”
Source: Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
“We get our butts kicked by real life, and people come to our defense, and help us, and we learn that we’re not separate, and don’t want to be. We see people near and dear to us dropping away, and are gradually convinced that maybe we too will drop away (someday, a long time from now). Most people, as they age, become less selfish and more loving.”
Source: Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
“Over the years I’ve felt: Kindness, sure—but first let me finish this semester, this degree, this book; let me succeed at this job, and afford this house, and raise these kids, and then, finally, when all is accomplished, I’ll get started on the kindness. Except it never all gets accomplished. It’s a cycle that can go on … well, forever.”
Source: Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
“Who, in your life, do you remember most fondly, with the most undeniable feelings of warmth?
Those who were kindest to you.”
Source: Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
“If we wish to show kindness to the dead, we must love the living.”
“The best knowledge is kindness.”