Marsha P. Johnson Quotes

Visit those who are sick, or who are in trouble, especially those whom God has made needy by age, or by other sickness, as the feeble, the blind, and the lame who are in poverty. These you shall relieve with your goods after your power and after their need, for thus biddeth the Gospel.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

It's easier than you might think to make a difference in a kid's life. There are no special requirements you have to have - you just kind of have to love the kids, and that comes naturally for me.

The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.

In Iowa, we take care of people. That's all I think I need to say.

You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.

My grandmother was the matriarch. If you didn't have a place to stay, if you needed food, if you were just coming out of jail or rehab, you went to her. Watching her in our family and our wider community was what inspired me and still does.

I love serving people. I love helping people empower themselves.

The parts of life that drive me are getting that homeless person off the street and helping people receive the education they deserve. I want to be able to help the ones that want the help, but also guide the ones who don't so they are also in a better position.

There's a lot of good people here in Cincinnati, and there are a lot of people that are willing to help others.

I moved in with a roommate who told me, 'Stay with me until you can afford rent. Don't give up.' People who supported me were like, 'If you don't have money for food, I'll cook you dinner. You don't have money for acting class? Let's get together and read lines.'

When you remove just some of the barriers, people do what people do: help their families.

I don't ever like taking credit for anyone's success, but I definitely would say that I've helped a lot of people along the way.

With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.

Oprah Winfrey's global influence is unparalleled. Not only has her generosity and firm belief that education is the key to a better life benefited countless women and children around the world, but her example has also inspired millions of people to give back in ways big and small.

A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.

He climbs highest who helps another up.

I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

I like to do stuff for my brothers and sisters to appreciate because they look up to me, and for other kids around the world who want to get into acting or who just want to have somebody to look up to.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food.

To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.