Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

I'm a kind person.

I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?

The thing I adore about Mariah the most is she's probably the most nurturing person I've ever met, like one of those spirits that walks into the room and wants to make sure that everybody's okay and taken care of. For someone to be at her status but be so concerned about others is really cool.

I think was overly empathetic for a while in my life.

I believe you mother everybody, not in a cloying, hovering way, but taking care of what is around you.

I think that a man should be caring.

What kind of man would I have been if I had not been there to help her? I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached.

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.

People like to help. They like to be able to do something for you. Let them.

Working with people who are kind and who are good people really means a lot to me.

I like to take care of people, I love looking after my friends and stuff.

When you remove just some of the barriers, people do what people do: help their families.

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

Be kinder than expected.

The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.

If you need encouragement, give it. If you need love, give it.Whatever you need, give it away.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

Jessi is a great person. She really is. She's been a friend to me all through all my bad times, and she's understood what I was doing. She came up with that one saying, which was great.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance, with their siblings and with kids that are around. They will sooth. If they see somebody else in pain, even the youngest of toddlers will try to reach out and pat the person.

We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load.

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.

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.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.