compassion Quotes

I thanked President Obama for the United States' work in supporting education in Pakistan and Afghanistan and for Syrian refugees.

Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

We're one of the only animals in the world that don't really think of ourselves as animals, but we are animals, and we must respect our fellow animals.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Nico Tinbergen was my doctoral supervisor, and he was a benign, avuncular sort of influence; everybody loved him.

Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.