Chinua Achebe Quotes

We don’t need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.

I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.

My kids both had Catholic junior school education, which I'm really glad for - it taught them how to be compassionate, how to be kind.

It's better to be kind than to be right.

This lunge at moral fastidiousness was something she'd noticed a lot in people around here. They were not good people. They were not kind. But they recycled their newspapers!

Really, all religious teachings can be boiled down to: “Just be cool. Don’t be an asshole.

For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent outreach such as private charity, the establishment of schools and hospitals, and the abolition of slavery.

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good guy than a bad guy, and I try to make it clear that doing the right thing is more attractive than not.

The man whose horse trots a mile in a minute does not carry the most important messages.

I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.

Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation.

Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price.

With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths.

Cowards are nice, they're interesting, they're gentle, they wouldn't think of shooting down people in a parade from a tower. They want to live, so they can see their kids. They're very brave.

I am principled against this kind of traffic in the human species . . . and to disperse the families I have an aversion.

I am trying to be kind instead of right.

A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How important it is to be an instrument to bring out the inherent good of each other rather than the worst.

Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer.

What is my religion? Simple. Kindness.

Busy does not equal important. Measured doesn't mean mattered.

The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.

Some people are hurting so bad you have to do more than preach a message to them. You have to BE a message to them.

As a society we can't live without moral considerations. We do have to protect the public good. And markets are not designed to do that, so we need a political process.

A friend, even if he be the enemy's son , should be protected.