Tom Ford Quotes

I want to be a good human being.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

Whether in the locker room, the community, or at home, our goal should not be to simply behave in a specific way. It should instead be to instill the correct values in our hearts, so that our actions will flow out unimpeded, confirming what we truly believe.

Regardless of what I was and who I am, above all, the most important thing is to remain human.

I am seeking to be positive, have integrity, and speak with grace.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

Awareness of others is a beautiful thing. Learning how to support and encourage, and stopping long enough to pay attention to someone other than yourself, is a truly beautiful quality. There are a thousand beautiful things we can find about ourselves.

Essential characteristics of a gentleman: The will to put himself in the place of others; the horror of forcing others into positions from which he would himself recoil; and the power to do what seems to him to be right without considering what others may say or think.

May you grow to be proud, dignified, and true, and do unto others as you'd have done to you.

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life.

You should think about the world and feel about your heart.

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

I have the luxury of being a little boy... To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit.

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

Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they 'should' do this or that. Do it by raising your own level of energy and recognizing what's best in others.

My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

I think goodness is about how person behaves to person, and also person to world, to nature.

As we look around, it's very clear that in this world people do outrageous things to one another all of the time. It's not that these qualities or actions make us bad people, but they bring tremendous suffering if we don't know how to work with them.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

Strength of character may be learned at work, but beauty of character is learned at home.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.