Michael Chertoff Quotes

I remember being in New Orleans after Katrina hearing people calling, 'Help me,' and wanting to slide down in the seat of my car because it felt like I was invading their suffering. But I also know that our being there gave them a voice.

In America, we take care of each other, we support one another, and we look out for our neighbors.

If we all looked out for each other a little bit more, I think we wouldn't have a lot of the crisis that we have in today's society.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.

The Minnesota spirit of compassion and help for people in need has moved countless Minnesotans to step forward to provide relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

If you care about other people, you might try to organize to undermine power and authority. That's not going to happen if you care only about yourself.

I think there needs to be a global focus on people taking care of people.

My hope is that the corona crisis will help bring us into a new age of cooperation and solidarity and a realization that we're in this together.

Liberals genuinely believe that this country is about helping one another out and doing it for the greater good.

I always say now it's the indifference that kills patients in the field and different populations. We have to break our indifference towards the suffering of people elsewhere.

It's actually more than 700 case studies that show that, especially in times of crisis, we show our best selves. And we get this explosion of altruism and cooperation. This happens again and again after natural disasters, after earthquakes and after floodings.

If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do.

Everybody needs a helping hand, take a look at your fellow man.

People are hurting. People are suffering. But you can not get everywhere.

We do have the power to save one another...

We are the world.

Feel good about linking hands in human chain for good causes.

Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.

We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so desperately need our help.

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

When a part of our nation gets knocked down, we come together to help pick it up again. No questions asked. That's the American way, and I would expect every single member of Congress to support that sentiment with their words, their actions, and their votes.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.