Where there is no human connection, there is no compassion. Without compassion, then community, commitment, loving-kindness, human understanding, and peace all shrivel. Individuals become isolated,...

I was so sad from losing two of my dogs and my mother. I had this vision of all these animals sitting behind bars. They had no control and were scared. That's why I got into fostering and adopting...

Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit - people are getting more self-involved.

To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined with taking action to do something for someone else to make...

Rose Adams is a wonderful Christian woman who cared for my mother, Morrow Coffey Graham, in her last years of life.

Mental illness affects everyone.

We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still on the first rung of life's ladder.

I don't care how hot a girl is - if she doesn't like animals, it would be a major, major problem.

We should all love animals.

It is right to hate sin, but not to hate the sinner.

Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum which God seeks to fill... With one hand in the hand of a fellow man in need and the other in the hand of Christ, He could get across the vacuum.

I'd like to make a sincere lament for the victims of Sichuan earthquake. I will pray for them with all of my heart.

Something I practice every day is Tonglin. It's Tibetan for taking and receiving.

I love all people, and that's what I focus on.

My job isn't to fix or rescue or to save. It's to accompany, see people, listen to them.

Wealth and compassion are opposites.

Everyone deserves compassion.

Everyone needs care, and that doesn't take away independence.

We have to help others. I hope that some of the young players today understand that. It's not about them. The Man Upstairs gave them that ability to play, and play consistently, but he also wants them...

I believe God weeps over - over death. Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus. In the Bible, Jesus weeps at death.

Just as 'Islam' literally means 'peace,' none of the 99 names of Allah mean violence. Similarly, every religion in the world stands for peace, compassion, and brotherhood.

Pray for those who disagree with you or even condemn you.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

I have a lot of people in my life, and I think there's something key: the thing that leads to intimacy and relationship and connection is tenderness.

If any animal is capable of unconditional love, it is surely the canine: they are forgiving, caring, life-affirming creatures who humble us and teach us to be more human and compassionate.

The house I was born in in Somalia was right next to a big market. A lot of beggars or panhandlers would be in front of our house constantly, and my grandfather and grandmother would always invite...

Love one another.

Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

I love how my mom loves everyone unconditionally.

Extend a hand whether or not you know it shall be grasped.