“The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.” WellsDifferencesCompassionRightsBehaviorWell BeingAggressiveGentlenessOur WordsAssertivenessAssertiveAggressivenessBeing Assertive Author:Sharon Anthony Bower
“All wars derive from lack of empathy: the incapacity of one to understand and accept the likeness or difference of another. Whether in nations or the encounters of race and sex, competition then replaces compassion, subjection excludes mutuality.” WarNationsSexDifferencesRaceCompassionAcceptingEmpathyCompetitionEncountersSubjectionIncapacityLack Of Empathy Author:Marya Mannes
“[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution.” MenTryingMindDoeMatterUseHandsDifferencesAttitudeCompassionSolutionsGunHarderWork Out Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“Watching the spontaneous acts of kindness, compassion, and generosity, courage, and bravery in the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombings was so deeply moving. It is in our nature to want to help, to serve, to be part of something larger than ourselves. We have a desire to connect with others. We want to make a difference in the world. I would call this a spiritual longing to be whole, interrelated, interconnected.” WorldWantWholeHelpingSpiritualMovingDesireDifferencesCompassionKindnessBraveryLongingGenerosityMaking A DifferenceSpontaneousBostonMarathonBombingAftermathInterconnectedActs Of KindnessBravery And CourageBoston Marathon Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.” MenHumansIdeasLife IsDifferencesAnimalCompassionDogAdvantageCatPhilosophicalCrueltyConceptionVegetarianVeganAnimal RightsVegetarianismVeganismAnimal WelfareAnimal CrueltyAnimal LoveHuman AnimalAnimal WorldHumans And AnimalsPet AnimalsAnimal LifeAnimal EthicsHuman WillAnimal TestingHuman CrueltyMight Is Right Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Sociopath is a word that has sort of become shorthand for psychopath and there's a distinct difference, it's interesting if you look it up. Sociopath if you look at the medical definition, the profile of a sociopath is that they are supremely intelligent people that are also pathological liars, they have no moral structure and there is one more, they have no compassion or empathy for other people.” PeopleIfsLooksDifferencesInterestingCompassionMoralEmpathyIntelligentStructureDefinitionsMedicalLiarsProfilePsychopathSociopathShorthandNo CompassionPathological Liar Author:Cillian Murphy