Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ayn Rand

Altruism does not mean mere kindness or generosity, but the sacrifice of the best among men to the worst, the sacrifice of virtues to flaws, of ability to incompetence, of progress to stagnation-and the subordinating of all life and of all values to the claims of anyone's suffering.

Charles Bukowski

The world had somehow gone too far, and spontaneous kindness could never be so easy.

Aristotle

Actions determine what kind of characteristics are developed.

Aristotle

It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.

Ben Hecht

They're a symbol of the whole town, pretending to fight, love, weep and laugh all the time - and they're phonies, all of them. And I head the list...their phony hearts were dripping with the milk of human kindness.

Deepak Chopra

What other people think of you is not your business. If you start to make that business your business, you will be offended for the rest of your life.

Deepak Chopra

Stop. Take 3 deep breaths and smile everywhere in your body, observing what's happening in your body. Proceed now with kindness and understanding.

Deepak Chopra

It takes as little as 1% of a population to create positive change, and I believe that if 100 million people underwent a personal transformation in the direction of peace, harmony, laughter, love, kindness, and joy...the world would be transformed.

Barry Switzer

Lovely? Well, thank you. That's kind of nice of you to say.

Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

God drove Cain out of his presence and sent him into exile far away from his native land, so that he passed from a life of human kindness to one which was more akin to the rude existence of a wild beast.

We're kind of on a wait and see.

Bob Myers

We're kind of just in a standby mode at the moment.

We're kind of in the middle of negotiating and getting things straightened out. Things look very promising.

The question is, what kind of state was he in when he pulled the trigger?

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

Awaken your heart to kindness and mercy for the people and love and tenderness for them. Never, never act with them like a predatory beast which seeks to be satiated by devouring them, for the people fall into two categories: they are either your brethren in faith or your kindred in creation ... Do not ever say, 'I have been given authority' or 'My command should be obeyed.' Because it corrupts the heart, consumes one's faith, and invites calamities.

Amy Poehler

When you feel scared, hold someone's hand and look into their eyes. And when you feel brave, do the same thing. You are all here because you are smart. And you are brave. And if you add kindness and the ability to change a tire, you almost make up the perfect person.

Ann Landers

Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.

Alan Cohen

I give myself the kindness and forgiveness I would show others.

Alan Cohen

Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency.

David Hume

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

We didn't really talk about him leaving. We just talked about what kind of season we had.

Larry Wachtel

When you see this kind of quick move, that's a mechanical sell program from one of the brokerages.

Adoniram Judson

God answers all true prayer, either in kind or in kindness.

Adam Hamilton

The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

Abraham Lincoln

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Though thou wert scattered to the wind, Yet is there plenty of the kind.

Alex Ebert

I'm the most passionate about pushing the realization that there's the joy of love and kindness and sharing, all of these basic qualities, on people who are suffering from adulthood. By these people, I mean, I really feel bad. I think that in their sadness, they're destroying the world. The way that they're destroying the world manifests itself in all these various causes that you have banding together all over the place.

Alex Ferguson

Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.

Albert Pike

Be prudent, diligent, temperate and discreet. Remember that every human being has a claim upon your kind offices.

Albert Einstein

Everybody felt his superiority, but nobody felt oppressed by it. Though he had no illusions about people and human affairs, he was full of kindness toward everybody and everything. Never did he give the impression of domineering, always of serving and helping. He was extremely conscientious, without allowing anything to assume undue importance; a subtle humor guarded him, which was reflected in his eyes and in his smile.