Kofi Annan Quotes

The thing I most admire about Omar Bradley is his gentleness. He was never known to issue an order to anybody of any rank without saying "Please" first.

People are always surprised at what a nice guy I am.

I'm really not that fierce.

I'm the nicest goddamn dame that ever lived.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

I've met a lot of people since I was around four years old, some really big ones along the way, and I don't think I've met anyone who's as generous of spirit as Quentin Tarantino.

'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.

As great of a player as Yao was, he was kind and patient with everybody. He wasn't trying to feed an image or cultivate a brand or manipulate a public persona.

You know, I'm not a selfish guy.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial.

For me, the biggest thing is someone who's kind. I'm not into the bad-boy thing.

I want a gentleman. Someone with manners.

There's no one quite like William - I bet he's really kind. You can just tell by looking at him.

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.

Southern people are bigger-hearted and kinder than I had any right to expect.

Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.

I live by the code 'Kill them with kindness, blood everywhere;' for me, it's always about being the nicest kind of guy.

My dad is the most humble man on the planet.

One who is kind is sympathetic and gentle with others. He is considerate of others' feelings and courteous in his behavior. He has a helpful nature. Kindness pardons others' weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all - to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high.

I've never been a mean person.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.