Christy Turlington Quotes

Whatever diminishes life is evil, and whatever enhances life is good.

At the end of the day, the quality of life is all we have, and it's just as important to that lobster, the quality of life that it lives - even if it's not as long - as the quality of your life.

...that not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.

And every human being is precious.

Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.

To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living.

I always concentrate on respecting human beings and their lives and the meaning within their lives, and I believe that is something people around the world can appreciate.

Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man.

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

We must learn to understand humanity better so that we can create an environment that is more beneficial to people, more rewarding, more pleasant to experience.

Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.

If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.

My thesis topic was 'The value of a human life.' I asked people a question: 'Suppose you had some risk, a one in a thousand risk of dying - how much would you pay to eliminate it?'

I want to increase awareness for the importance of life.

A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length.

Not a soul takes thought how well he may live- only how long: yet a good life might be everybody's, a long one can be nobody's.

I think we must never, ever demonize one another. That's true not just black people to black people; that's human being to human being.

Treat people with dignity and respect.

Whether on'e special emphasis is global warming or child welfare, the cause is the same cause. And justice comes from the same place being human comes from: compassion.

It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.

Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.

Never be glad that another man has died. Not ever. [...] It never ends. Never... ever... be glad to kill.

A good life is a main argument.

Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be. Whether one is a lay person or a monastic, we have no other option if we wish to survive in this world.

Be nice to old people.