#compassion

I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East -- you're as good as dead. ↗

— Elton John

#gay #jesus #sexuality #forgiveness

He looked so pained that I dreamed of taking his hands and making him dance ↗

— Andrea Levy

#dreams

We need to be more careful, but more compassionate. We must strike, not deal with terrorists, but to broaden our understanding of the world outside our borders. ↗

— Ricardo Lagos

#broaden #careful #compassionate #deal #more

We have to bring the humanity and compassion back. ↗

— Shelley Morrison

#bring #compassion #humanity

Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it's beauty. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#compassion #embrace #free #nature #beauty

Compassion is a verb. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#compassion

Pruned my subconscious. Discovered new shoots. ↗

— Sally Jo Martine

#contemporary-fairytale #fiber-art #grief #illustrated-fable #inspiration

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion. ↗

— Ron Reagan

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I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time. ↗

— Andrew Sarris

#compassion #i #long #long time #lot

On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#compassion #youth #age