Susan Sarandon Quotes

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived.

Acting and philanthropy are braided together. I've tried to seek out things that speak not just specifically to the community that created me, but that speak in a way that's universal and all of humanity celebrates.

I came from a family who believed in the “Rights of Man,” who believed that in order to justify the sort of luxurious life that the majority of us have, related to the whole world, that you had to do something.

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.

I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.

I've been very lucky, and therefore I owe it to try and reduce the inequity in the world. And that's kind of a religious belief. I mean, it's at least a moral belief.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person.

I just feel that I'm compelled; that I have a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate.

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't.

I have vanity and greed enough for one person. But at the same time, I feel in my bones you lose a lot of life's value if you don't see yourself as a member of the family of man.

I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.

In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Responsibility has become the fundamental imperative in modern civilization, and it should be an unavoidable criterion to assess and evaluate human actions, including, in a special way, development activities.

My greatest responsibility is to acknowledge the mistakes and the shortcomings of the country in which I live, to acknowledge my privileges, and to try to make it a better place.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

If you walk down the street and see someone in a box, you have a choice. That person is either the other and you're fearful of them, or that person is an extension of your family. And that makes you at home in that world and not fearful. So really it's very self-serving.

The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.

A decent society is not based on rights. It is based on duty. Our duty to one another. To all should be given opportunity; from all responsibility demanded.

You can't run a government solely on a business basis ... Government should be human. It should have a heart.

If the United States is to survive, long standing concepts of fair play must be reconsidered.

What would you think of me if I were capable of seating myself at a table and gorging myself with food and saw about me the children of my fellow beings starving to death?