Kindness Quotes

Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.

23791 quotes

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"Loving our enemies is not about feeling warm and fuzzy. It's about choosing to see the image of God in everyone."
Shane Claiborne
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"We are not responsible for all the suffering in the world, but we are responsible for how we respond to it."
Shane Claiborne
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"Every person we encounter is a sacred presence deserving of dignity and respect."
Shane Claiborne
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"Every person you meet deserves your kindness."
Rob Bell
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"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
Rob Bell
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"The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the ripples stop."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"Kindness is not something we can do just once in a while; kindness is who we become."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"Hospitality is not about having a perfect home; it is about offering your presence."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"The greatest gift we can give another person is our undivided attention."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"There is something noble in hearing myself ill spoken of, and yet to do well."
Alexander the Great
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"The gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place."
Alexander the Great
"Love demands that we see the humanity in every person."
William Sloane Coffin
"Kindness is strength wrapped in gentleness."
William Sloane Coffin
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
William Sloane Coffin
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"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures."
César Chávez
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"We are committed to building a world based on justice and compassion."
César Chávez
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"Real spirituality transforms how you treat poor people."
Tony Campolo
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"We need fewer heroes and more ordinary people doing extraordinary acts of kindness."
Tony Campolo
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"Hospitality is a lost spiritual discipline in modern churches."
Tony Campolo
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"Kindness costs nothing but can change everything about someone's day."
Tony Campolo
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"Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting; it means releasing the debt."
Shane Claiborne
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"We are all wounded healers in need of healing ourselves."
Shane Claiborne
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"We practice forgiveness by choosing to liberate ourselves from bitterness."
Shane Claiborne
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"Every person you meet is an opportunity to practice compassion."
Rob Bell
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"We become what we practice, so practice loving-kindness."
Rob Bell
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"Kindness is a revolutionary act in a world that often defaults to cruelty."
Rob Bell
"I believe in the fundamental decency of human nature."
William Sloane Coffin
"Our task is to provide what we have to where we think there is a need."
William Sloane Coffin
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"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"Kindness is the most radical political act available to us."
Barbara Brown Taylor