Leslie Caron Quotes

I've learned not to be such a show-off and to have a bit more empathy with humanity. Or at least to fake that.

As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.

I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human.

I'm so sick of sarcasm and irony, I could kill! Sincerely, the real root of things is love and sacrifice.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

I once said some mean things about someone, and they were standing right behind me. That experience taught me to never talk bad about anyone.

I want to be a man who serves my family, a man who increases justice in my community. I want to be all of those things, and yet it is just below the surface that I want to strangle somebody when they cut in front of me on the freeway.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance.

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.

This sounds really cheesy and weird, but the pitbull is a sweet animal that just wants love until it's provoked - that's kind of how I've lived my life, too.

A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a little less direct.

Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding.