“In the wake of an earthquake, a bombing, a major storm, most people are altruistic, urgently engaged in caring for themselves and those around them, strangers and neighbors as well as friends and loved ones.”
Source: A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
“…humanist principles—especially those that emphasize human worth and dignity, the imperative to respect human rights, reverence for life, and the intrinsic ability of humans to be caring and just—provide the foundations of secular moral orientations.”
Source: What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life
“But he did care; more than anything in the world, Fred Rogers cared...Fred never accepted the advice that pretending not to care would alleviate his pain and loneliness.”
Source: The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“There was a girl named Claire.
For her, life was lonely, it was so unfair.
She longed for happiness, but found it nowhere.
And felt that when she is gone, no one will care.
Then, one day, she decided, and took the dare.
Years gone by, her family still lives their nightmare.
Her mother's eyes, they are never without a tear.
Cause, death without grief is rather rare.
Someone, somewhere will always care”
“There are ‘big’ sacrifices and ‘little’ sacrifices. What is important is to make both with intention and mindfulness of why we are making them.
(Article "Sacrifice" 2015)”
“Be grateful for the woman who worries about your welfare and checks on your whereabouts because if she stops obsessing, you can bet she no longer cares.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I haven't had a lot of good, soft things in my life," he said against my forehead. "Not since my family sent me away. Apart from being your sire and feeling that pull to you, it's that goodness, that softness and warmth, along with the resolve and strength in you, that I love. Being turned hasn't taken that from you. If someone were going to design the perfect mate for me, it would be you. Even when you infuriate me with your pigheaded stubbornness and your temper and incredible lack of anything resembling self-preservation—"
"Stop describing me please."
"You're the most fascinating, maddening, adorable creature I've ever met," he said, sighing and pushing my hair out of my eyes. "So, when I seem possessive or I'm raving like a lunatic, it's just that part of me is still very afraid that I'll lose that—that I'll lose you. I love you.”
Source: Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men
“People often ask me, what is enlightenment? I tell them, caring - that's all there is to enlightenment”
Source: Servitude is Sanctitude
“Concern for the people should burn like the fire of God in your veins.”
Source: Servitude is Sanctitude
“A child is not a carpet or a sofa that can lie just anywhere and not feel a thing. It needs love and caring and I don’t want it to have a father like you.”
Source: Still She Cried