Peter Kreeft Quotes

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Voters are okay with you believing something they don't believe, as long as they think you genuinely believe it, and you believe it because you care about them.

I actually care about things, and I care about people.

The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say."

Menfolks listens to somebody because of what he says. Women don't. They don't care what he said. They listens because of what he is.

We may convince others by our argument; but we can only persuade them by their own.

An enemy will agree, but a friend will argue.

All parents, guardians, masters, and tutors are hereby strenuously called upon, to discharge the high trust committed to them, and for which they must account, by a faithful attention; that those under their care may be nurtured in piety, filial reverence, submission to superiors in age or station, modesty, sincerity, benevolence, temperance, industry, consistency of behaviour, and a frugality regulated by an humble reliance on Providence, and a kind respect for others;

People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.

We can calm down our argument a little so that we can learn what it is that we are actually arguing about.

We need the self-confidence to admit that at best we possess only a partial understanding of the truth, which can be enlarged by refining our views in light of new arguments, new circumstances and new insights. But this requires us to listen to others, to weigh their arguments with care, and maybe even to learn from them.

I'm very passionate, and I care about the people that are around me.

We live in the world when we love it.

It's amazing having so many people care so much about what I'm doing.

In any relationship, there's gonna be conflict.

Whatever team I go to, I'm going to give them everything, show them the type of character that I am because, like I said, my teammates know exactly who I am; they can vouch for me.

We are tired of having our integrity impugned. We are tired of having our sincerity questioned. We are tired of having our intelligence insulted.

A teacher's not going to bother being tough on you for no reason; it's when they're not paying you attention that you should worry.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

When you really love someone, you try to tell the truth.

I speak from experience, and I speak from the heart, and I speak only what I know and what I understand; and on what I don't know and what I don't understand, I'm a good listener.

I'm really a nice guy!

What I respect about my dad is he comes forth, and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person. I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.

Employ empathy.

A man should never pretend to be someone he's not to impress a woman. There is nothing sexier than an authentic man with integrity. Be who you are from the start. No games.