Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"A gentleman never boasts about his own wealth or importance."
J.P. Morgan
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"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I believe the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Help those who help themselves through education and opportunity."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The greatest gift is the ability to give wisely."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The only reason women do not rule the world is that they do not yet realize it."
Henry Ford
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"Compassion begins with listening to ourselves."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Kindness is a form of radical resistance."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Kindness is expressed in the gentleness with which we handle sound."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Kindness toward sound means respecting its inherent dignity."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"A friend to the poor is a friend indeed, and charity administered in the right spirit is the highest achievement of the human soul."
Andrew Carnegie
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"In the midst of competition and struggle, it is kindness and justice that separate men from beasts."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The best philanthropy is constantly in search of finality, a finality which will make further giving unnecessary."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I have always endeavored to maintain respect for all persons regardless of their station."
John D. Rockefeller
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"One must be bored by at least three people a day or one is not exercising one's toleration."
John Cage
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"Kindness toward artistic vision means allowing it to flourish uncensored"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Kindness in teaching creates the safety needed for genuine learning and growth."
Pauline Oliveros
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"If you smile at someone, they will smile back."
Yoko Ono
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"I want to live in a world where kindness is the norm."
Yoko Ono
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"I want to try to understand what's happening in other people's hearts."
Laurie Anderson
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"Be kind to yourself. If you don't take care of yourself, how can you take care of others?"
Yoko Ono
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"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
Yoko Ono
"Kindness is the most radical act in a quantified world."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Kindness costs nothing but gives everything."
Jon Hopkins
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"Kind words cost nothing but are invaluable."
Jon Hopkins
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"Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The highest religion and the universal religion is kindness."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Unconditional giving builds the greatest character."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The practice of deep listening cultivates compassion naturally."
Pauline Oliveros