Sam Shepard Quotes

I'm a really selfish person. But I would do anything for my friends.

In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.

I believe in love, children and being a good person.

If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.

The question of bread for myself is a material question, but the question of bread for my neighbor is a spiritual question.

I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.

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.

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we're so busy now.

Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.

When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.

Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.

Bobby was one of the few people I had ever known who really wanted to do something for me.

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

The 20th century has been marked by cynicism, selfishness, greed, and the desire to please, all without changing the status quo. In the 21st century, we must resurrect solidarity and compassion.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

People aren't inherently sympathetic.

You live this life being selfish, you're not going to enjoy it like you will when you open your heart and your home up.

There is a difference between being self-interested and being selfish. I will never be selfish.

Generosity is as much showing your vulnerability as it is your passion for something.

When I was a kid, we'd go to the movies, and my parents would reach out to everyone around us in the theater, most of whom could barely afford the movie ticket. They'd hand out popcorn and Milk Duds, strike up conversations with them, lend shoulders to cry on, learn their names, and smile at everyone.

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

Really, I just want to help my family, my friends and people in general.

Generosity is self-existing openness, complete openness. You are no longer subject to cultivating your own scheme or project. And the best way to open yourself up is to make friends with yourself and with others.

Without love, benevolence becomes egotism.