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“You don't have to shout from the mountaintops. Sometimes power comes in a soft, calm, compassionate way, like a quiet warrior.”

Way Sometimes Quiet Calm Warrior Compassionate

Author:Faith Hunter

“A Compassionate state of mind brings inner peace, and therefore a healthier body.”

Mind States Body Inner Peace State Of Mind Compassionate

Author:Dalai Lama

“Society needs people who...know how to be compassionate and honest...Societ y needs all kinds of skills that are not just cognitive; they're emotional, they're affectional. You can't run the society on data and computers alone.”

People Knows Needs Kind Running Know How Honest Emotional Skills Computer All Kinds Data Compassionate Cognitive

Author:Alvin Toffler

“ONE MUST BE COMPASSIONATE TO ONE'S SELF BEFORE EXTERNAL COMPASSION.”

Self Compassion Compassionate

Author:Dalai Lama

“Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine. You may have a compassionate thought or impulse, but if you don’t do or say anything, it’s not real compassion.”

Ifs May Two Real Sides Compassion Genuine Impulse Compassionate Say Anything Coins Two Sides

Author:Daisaku Ikeda

“The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.”

Heart Beautiful Masters Terrible Tools Unity Intellect Servant Compassionate Intuitive Doorways Separateness Power Tools

Author:Ram Dass

“I believe that to knowingly commit actions that cause or condone suffering is reprehensible in the extreme. I call upon you to be compassionate and treat others as you want to be treated. If you don't want to be beaten, imprisoned, mutilated, killed or tortured then you shouldn't condone such behavior towards anyone, be they human or not.”

Ifs Want Believe Humans Action Suffering I Believe Causes Behavior Treats Extremes Commit Treated Compassionate Animal Rights Beaten

Author:Moby

“You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together”

Should Heart Stills Together Injustice Soldier Saint Compassionate Within You

Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.”

Nations Compassionate Great Nations

Book:In a Single Garment of Destiny

Source: In a Single Garment of Destiny

“As different as we are from one another, as unique as each one of us is, we are much more the same than we are different. That may be the most essential message of all, as we help our children grow toward being caring, compassionate, and charitable adults.”

May Children Different Helping Grows Essentials Messages Unique Adults Our Children Caring Compassionate Charitable

Book:The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

Source: The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

“In his 4 years in the White House, President Carter worked to make the Federal Government more competent and compassionate and more responsive to the American people.”

People Years Government House President White Insecurity White House Compassionate Federal Government Competent Carter President Carter

Author:Nathan Deal

“Oh, fatherhood has a very humanising effect on a bloke like me in the military. As a dad, you become absolutely aware of your own human frailty and a need to be nurturing and compassionate and fatherly”

Men Needs Humans Effects Military Dad Like Me Compassionate Fatherhood Nurturing Frailty Blokes Human Frailties

Author:Peter Cosgrove

“I extol those who, with loving care and compassionate concern, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the homeless. He who notes the sparrow's fall will not be unmindful of such service.”

Care Fall House Concern Notes Hunger Hungry Naked Compassionate Homeless Sparrows

Author:Thomas S. Monson

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

Book:Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century

Source: Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century

“When we take the one seat on our meditation cushion we become our own monastery. We create the compassionate space that allows for the arising of all things: sorrows, loneliness, shame, desire, regret, frustration, happiness.”

Desire Space Meditation Loneliness Regret Sorrow All Things Shame Seats Frustration Compassionate Cushions Monasteries

Author:Jack Kornfield

“My camera, my intentions stopped no man from falling. Nor did they aid him after he had fallen. It could be said that photographs be damned for they bind no wounds. Yet, I reasoned, if my photographs could cause compassionate horror within the viewer, they might also prod the conscience of that viewer into taking action.”

Ifs Men Said Might Action Fall Causes Horror Conscience Cameras Intention Photograph Aids Wounds Fallen Compassionate Viewers Taking Action

Author:W. Eugene Smith

“Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something important to teach you every day. What might you do differently from what you do now?”

“So take a new approach as to how you feel emotions. It's not about the right emotion or the wrong emotion; it's about honoring the way that you're feeling. We tend to think that being sensitive is a weakness, but it really gives us an ability to be compassionate and to appreciate so many things in the world.”

Thinking World Way Giving Feels Feelings Ability Emotion Approach Weakness Appreciate Sensitive Compassionate How You Feel New Approach

Author:Jessica Ortner

“The work of volunteer groups throughout our country represents the very heart and soul of America. They have helped make this the most compassionate, generous, and humane society that ever existed on the face of this earth.”

Heart Soul Country Earth America Faces Groups Our Country Generous Compassionate Volunteer Humane Heart And Soul Humane Society

Book:Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan

Source: Actor, Ideologue, Politician: The Public Speeches of Ronald Reagan

“A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.”

Heart Simple Opening Compassionate Open Your Heart Simple Smile

Author:Dalai Lama

“Some people have a thick skin and you don’t. Your heart is really open and that is going to cause pain, but that is an appropriate response to this world. The cost is high, but the blessing of being compassionate is beyond your wildest dreams.”

People World Heart Dream Pain Causes This World Blessing Cost Skins Response Appropriate Compassionate Thick Thick Skin Wildest Dreams

Author:Anne Lamott

“We need cooperation based on trust and self-confidence to create an open, compassionate, harmonious society.”

Needs Self Self Confidence Cooperation Compassionate Harmonious

Author:Dalai Lama

“No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us.”

Matter Desire Father Mistake Sorrow Draws Heavenly Compassionate Distress Heavenly Father

Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Let us not demean or belittle. Rather, let us be compassionate and encouraging.”

Compassionate Belittle

Author:Thomas S. Monson

“Calm assertive energy is the energy you project to show your dog you are the Pack Leader. Assertive does not mean angry or aggressive. Calm-assertive means always compassionate, but quietly in control.”

Mean Doe Shows Energy Leader Dog Projects Angry Calm Aggressive Compassionate Packs Assertive

Author:Cesar Millan

“It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be 'wise selfish' and not 'foolish selfish'. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.”

Way Should Mean Long Important Self Lying Individual Term Interest Views Wise Selfish Foolish Welfare Long Term Compassionate Altruism Recognizing Self Interest Being Wise Selfish Interest

Author:Dalai Lama

“As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It's a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.”

Interest Style Citizens Approach Compromise Compassionate

Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar

“We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another.”

Needs Giving Humans Kind Human Beings Race Human Race Compassionate

Author:Katherine Heigl

“In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.”

Self Grows Understanding Acceptance Self Acceptance Compassionate Zen Master

Book:Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are

Source: Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are

“I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which is a levelling experience for me, and there hasn't been a day I've missed in 40 years. I apply it to everything - to my work and relationships. I try to be a compassionate person.”

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Author:Patrick Duffy

“Our real calling to be a compassionate Christian came when we stepped out of the waters of baptism… We don’t need a bishop’s assignment to be kind. We don’t need to sign up to be thoughtful. We don’t need to be sustained by our wards to be sensitive.”

Needs Kind Real Christian Water Calling Sensitive Thoughtful Be Kind Compassionate Bishops Baptism Assignments

Author:Chieko N. Okazaki

“It's like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers. Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.”

Way Suffering Grows Understanding Attitude Growing Flower Compassionate Mud Marble Lotuses Lotus Flower

Author:Nhat Hanh

“If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.”

Ifs World Mind Humanity Concern Oneness Compassionate Concern For Others

Author:Dalai Lama

“Prevailing prayer requires a tender, compassionate heart, a deep solicitude for the glory of God and the good of His people. Nehemiah wept and mourned.”

People Heart Prayer Glory Compassionate Glory Of God Prevailing Solicitude Prevailing Prayer Nehemiah

Book:In the Day of Thy Power: The Spiritual Principles of Revival

Source: In the Day of Thy Power: The Spiritual Principles of Revival

“In the beginner's mind there is no thought, "I have attained something." All self-centered thoughts limit our vast mind. When we have no thought of achievement, no thought of self, we are true beginners. Then we can really learn something. The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless. Dogen-zenji, the founder of our school, always emphasized how important it is to resume our boundless original mind. Then we are always true to ourselves, in sympathy with all beings, and can actually practice.”

Mind Important Self School Compassion Practice Limits Achievement Originals Compassionate Founders Self Centered Boundless Resumes Beginners

Book:Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

“I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.”

People Desire President Poor Mets Meetings Spokes Compassionate Initiative Poor People Conservatism Austin Faith Based

Author:Jim Wallis

“Real health has to happen somewhere inside you, in your subjectivity, in your consciousness, because consciousness knows no birth, no death. It is eternal. To be healthy in consciousness means: first, to be awake; second, to be harmonious; third, to be ecstatic; and fourth, to be compassionate.”

Knows Firsts Mean Real Happens Consciousness Compassion Birth Healthy Eternal Thirds Awake Compassionate Fourth Harmonious Subjectivity Ecstatic

Author:Rajneesh

“I announce the great individual, fluid as Nature, chaste, affectionate, compassionate, fully armed; I announce a life that shall be copious, vehement, spiritual, bold, And I announce an end that shall lightly and joyfully meet its translation.”

Ends Spiritual Death Individual Compassionate Translations Fluid Affectionate Chaste Vehement

Book:Leaves of Grass

Source: Leaves of Grass

“Jainism is the first religion that has made vegetarianism a fundamental necessity for transforming consciousness. And they are right. Killing just to eat makes your consciousness heavy, insensitive; and you need a very sensitive consciousness - very light, very loving, very compassionate. It is difficult for a non-vegetarian to be compassionate; and without being compassionate and loving you will be hindering your own progress.”

Needs Firsts Made Light Difficult Consciousness Progress Fundamentals Killing Heavy Sensitive Vegetarian Compassionate Transforming Vegetarianism Loving You Insensitive Jainism

Author:Rajneesh

“The vegan lifestyle is a compassionate way to live that supports life, supports fairness and equality, and promotes freedom.”

Way Support Lifestyle Vegetarian Vegan Compassionate Fairness Way To Live Fairness And Equality

Book:Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness

Source: Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness

“It is said about Lord Buddha sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam. He saw the whole human race going to hell by this animal killing. So he appeared to teach ahimsa, nonviolence, being compassionate on the animals and human beings. In the Christian religion also, it is clearly stated, 'Thou shall not kill'. So everywhere animal killing is restricted. In no religion the unnecessary killing of animals is allowed. But nobody is caring. The killing process is increasing, and so are the reactions. Every ten years you will find a war. These are the reactions.”

“Unfinished business is our worst business. Perpetual procrastination must yield to perceptive preparation. Today we have a little more time to bless others-time to be kinder, more compassionate, quicker to thank and slower to scold, more generous in sharing, more gracious in caring.”

Littles Today Worst Caring Preparation Generous Bless Yield More Time Compassionate Perpetual Procrastination Gracious Unfinished Kinder Unfinished Business

Author:Russell M. Nelson

“How the holy and the profane mix in the light of day and at the end of life is sometimes the most beautiful thing in this world and a compassionate entry into the next. After failure and defeat, a concentration upon certain beauties, though forever lost and unretrievable, can lift the wounded past roundedness and the dying past dying, protecting them with an image, still and bright, that will ride with them on their long ride, never to fade and never to retreat.”

“From the pioneers we can learn to have faith and trust God; we can learn to be compassionate to others; we can learn that work and industry not only bless us temporally but spiritually; and that happiness is available to us no matter our circumstances.”

Matter Industry Circumstances Available Bless Compassionate Have Faith Trust In God Pioneers

Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“Truly compassionate action arises spontaneously without thought and is carried out in real action with no anticipation of reward and, indeed, no concept of a doer of that action.”

Real Action Concepts Rewards Arise Compassionate Anticipation Doers

Author:Brad Warner

“Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul.”

Inspirational Soul Compassion Compassionate Poisonous No Compassion

Book:In our time

Source: In our time

“Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.”

Action Openness Compassionate Discernment Connectedness

Author:Joan Halifax

“Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachment and aversion. Practice goodheartedness toward all beings. Be loving and compassionate, no matter what others do to you. What they do will not matter so much when you see it as a dream. The trick is to have positive intention during the dream. This is the essential point. This is true spirituality.”

Matter Dream Spirituality Quality Practice Essentials No Matter What Intention Tricks Attachment Compassionate Quality Of Life Aversion

Author:Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche

“Me being a compassionate person, I would never hold any grudges against my ex.”

Persons Compassionate Exes Grudge

Author:Amber Rose

“To be a clergyman, and all that is compassionate and virtuous, ought to be the same thing.”

Ought Compassionate Virtuous Clergymen

Book:A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...

Source: A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...