Hamza Yusuf Quotes

The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully.

Difficult times often bring out the best in people.

In a single moment, we witnessed the worst of human behavior. And in the next, the very best of human behavior. And even more, we witnessed the tremendous spirit of Americans.

The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.

Its unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They're kinder.

Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.

If anything good came out of 9/11, to me, was that people were so cynical about the world - all you hear about on the news is all the bad stuff everyday, but what was refreshing to me was after that, you saw how many good people there are out there. For every one bad one, there's a thousand good ones.

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.

There would be no supporting life were we to feel quite as poignantly for others as we do for ourselves.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best.

For myself, suffering doesnt make me a good person; it makes me selfish. Why do we think that people who have less should find it edifying?

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.

We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

Humankind would improve if we concentrated less on being human and more on being kind.

I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

I believe people are wonderful. The vast majority of people have never hurt anybody in their lives.

People are nicer than economists give us credit for. The economists cannot understand why people would work long and hard to clean up a community after a hurricane. … Most economists don’t have any interest in or understanding of psychology.

I have been accused of being a Pollyanna, but I think there are plenty of people dealing with the darker side of human nature, and if I am going to write about people who are kind and generous and loving and thoughtful, so what?

We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.

Kindness is more than a virtue. It is a source of strength.

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.

You see in moments of duress not only the darkest parts of human nature but also the brightest, the most noble.

I think every human being has good intentions in one aspect of life and some in every.