David Nicholls Quotes

I am not going to change who I am. I am human and I know how to love, and be kind, and be compassionate to those who are weaker than me. Just because I have power doesn't mean I have to use it!

The most valuable asset we have, actually, is our ability to understand, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be decent.

I want to be a good human being. I'm doing my best, and I'm working at it.

Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth.

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

I want to be a good human being.

Become a good all-around human being.

I'm not sure anything makes you an outright good person or bad person - that we're all capable of doing good or bad things. And if you want to know how much good you can do, and how much hurt you can do, just ask somebody you love.

The biggest and the most important thing my mother told me is to be a good actor you first need to be a really good human being and an honest person.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

I have tried hard to be a good person. It's something I live for.

This year, I will be more thoughtful of my fellow man; exert more effort in each of my endeavors professionally as well as personally; take love wherever I find it, and offer it to everyone who will take it.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

The more we stretch the muscle called compassion and generosity, the stronger we get, the better we feel about ourselves, the more loving we become to the world around us.

For me the most important thing is being a really good person, and that doesn’t depend on what you do on stage, that depends on how you treat people when you’re offstage.

I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world

Once you have a genuine sense of concern for others, there’s no room for cheating, bullying or exploitation.

Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.

I'm just a swell guy. No, that's a ridiculous notion - if you're being an asshole to people, you're being an asshole, that's all there is to it. It can't be rationalized because you wrote something worthwhile. First obligation is to other people.

A humane and generous concern for every individual, his health and his fulfillment, will do more to soothe the savage heart than the fear of state-inflicted death, which chiefly serves to remind us how close we remain to the jungle.

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.