Ellen Greene Quotes

I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.

The one who will be found in trial capable of great acts of love is ever the one who is always doing considerate small ones.

Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit - people are getting more self-involved.

The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.

From this it follows that con-sideration for other persons or for other living beings is very vital for goodness and want of consideration for other people makes human beings selfish, regardless for other people's good.

I wanna be a nice guy.

Being kind is the most important thing I've ever been taught. That's what my parents always told me - more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.

Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.

Where I once believed people were there to be used, I started thinking of other people first.

I'd like to think I'm a caring human being.

I was brought up not to be selfish or self-centered. So if you play somebody who isn't so lovable, you can play that person and no one will turn on you. I don't want to play that person in real life. Because then people won't like me so much.

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.

It's bizarre to be given an award for being empathetic and kind, which is what we all should be.

Life is not all about parties and frolicking. You have to show you care for people, too.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.

I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

He who doesn't consider himself is seldom considerate of others.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind.