Kindness Quotes
Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.
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"Hate is exhausting and I have no time for it."Toni Morrison
"I will be merciful to the ones I love."Toni Morrison
"Kindness is a revolutionary act in a world that often defaults to cruelty and indifference."Alice Walker
"Kindness is the only real power in the world."Richard Wright
"Kindness costs nothing but is worth everything."Richard Wright
"Being human requires understanding and compassion."Ralph Ellison
"Community organizing is really just about love."Toni Cade Bambara
"We are responsible for each other's wellbeing."Toni Cade Bambara
"Kindness is a radical act in a world structured by indifference."Richard Wright
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Maya Angelou
"Kindness costs nothing and means everything."Maya Angelou
"Kindness is the language of the heart."Maya Angelou
"The color of skin says nothing about the depth of a person's humanity."Ralph Ellison
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."Langston Hughes
"I want to be remembered as someone who cared."Langston Hughes
"The most important thing is for us to recognize our humanity and extend the same respect to others that we wish for ourselves."Alice Walker
"If you come as though you would help, then why not do so in the simplest way?"Alice Walker
"People will forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel."Alice Walker
"Whoever debases others is debasing himself."James Baldwin
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."James Baldwin
"Goodness is not something to be learned, only practiced."Toni Morrison
"Beauty without compassion is cruelty masquerading as virtue."Toni Morrison
"The deepest form of respect is to truly listen to what someone is saying."Toni Morrison
"Kindness is a language that transcends all barriers."Zora Neale Hurston
"Kindness echoes through eternity."Zora Neale Hurston
"The greatest gift we can give is our honest attention."Richard Wright
"We must learn to listen deeply to voices different from our own."Ralph Ellison
"Ask for what you need."Maya Angelou
"That's what I want to do, to make you feel better."Alice Walker
"Kindness is not always safe, but it is always necessary."Toni Morrison