Gus Kenworthy Quotes

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.

Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.

The forgiveness that comes of patient interpretation seems impossible when those nearest to your heart are threatened.

We must take our friends as they are.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

A compassionate heart will lift you out of the pain and suffering of your own world because it knows that everyone is doing the best they can, given their state of consciousness and the histories they're dragging behind them.

You can't expect everyone to love you. I'm not someone who just wants to throw out hate, just because.

When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appear, no matter how afflicted they are with ignorance, prejudice or nose hairs - we give from the deepest parts of ourselves.

I wanted a good relationship with my mother, and I realized I had a choice: Either I could spend all my time angry that she didn't give me the hugs I thought I needed, or I could understand that she hugs differently. It's not a spread-open-the-arms, 'come here' hug. She hugs by sheltering me from her worries.

I realize you can't please everyone.

Love em or leave em; just don’t destroy em.

When you love someone, you don't try to change them.

In this world where we live, some people are going to love you, some people are going to hate you - that's what it is. You cannot try to force everybody to love you, it's not gonna work.

It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.

Works of love are always to accept and respect others.

She didn’t judge him or hate him for things that weren’t his fault. She accepted him and that was the greatest miracle of all.

Love asks nothing in return, but seeks those who need it. And who needs our love more than those who are consumed with hatred and are utterly devoid of love.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

I don't want my guy to buy me cars, villas or diamonds. I can do all that. I don't want any PDA, either. But my guy should be very sensitive to my pains and sorrows and should try to make me happy because I'd do all that for him. Sadly, most of the men that I have met in the past couple of years are too self-obsessed.