Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before.

We all have that capacity to reach out to people we don't even know and care about them ...

Giving and receiving kindness are easy ways to feel good and to help others feel good too. People, organizations, and societies thrive when they are grounded in a culture of kindness.

Show kindness whenever possible. Show it to the people in front of you, the people coming up behind you, and the people with whom you are running neck and neck. It will vastly improve the quality of your own life, the lives of others, and the state of the world.

With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

I love helping people.

I think the greatest thing that we can do is take care of each other.

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 their life better.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it's harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?

Helping someone is what life is all about.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

I've always had a passion to help people.

If we all helped one person, wouldn't the world be an unbelievable place?

The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

If you're able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that's worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.

At its core Twitter is about sharing, and I think that in life we never feel better or more energized than when we're giving to someone else.

Each one of us can do a good deed, every day and everywhere. In hospitals in desperate need of volunteers, in homes for the elderly where our parents and grandparents are longing for a smile, a listening ear, in the street, in our workplaces and especially at home.

Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else's day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference.

I think I've inspired a lot of people, and I'm one, if I get a letter and someone's in serious shape, I'll call them. I relate to these people.

To help people who do not have any hope, helps you.