Ian Hislop Quotes

Don't throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass.

Remember that I am a human.

I'm not the type of dude who kicks somebody when they're down.

Try to treat others as you would want them to treat you

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else.

We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.

I'm a big believer in human nature.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

People just deserve to be treated with kindness.

Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever.

I'm not mean.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

At the end of the day, the Golden Rule is called the Golden Rule for a reason - do unto others as you would have done to you. In terms of commandments you could probably just do that one and you would be well off. If everybody could adhere to that one, we'd be OK, as long as a masochist wasn't in charge of people.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

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 think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them do unto you.'

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.