David Simon Quotes

Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don't mean necessarily "buddy-buddy", just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they're with you.

I don't like to do anything that's mean spirited just because I don't find it funny. I'd rather be the jackass than makes fun of somebody else. It just seems too cheap and easy.

Beauty is found in the way you treat others.

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.

In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.

Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.

I don't like letting anyone down. Not many people get satisfaction out of letting others down.

Will you be clever at the expense of others, or will you be kind?

People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.

The only moral lesson which is suited for a child--the most important lesson for every time of life--is this: 'Never hurt anybody.

A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

Once you have a genuine sense of concern for others, there’s no room for cheating, bullying or exploitation.

Growing up I watched examples of how not to treat people. I knew when I got into certain positions that I wasn't going to talk to people the way that they did. My mindset is, if you want to see the true character of a person watch how they treat those who can't do anything for them.

Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.

The moment we begin tolerating meanness, in ourselves and others, we are using our authorial power in the service of wrongdoing. We have both the capacity and the obligation to do better.

Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.

Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever.

Among the other values children should be taught are respect for others, beginning with the child's own parents and family; respect for the symbols of faith and the patriotic beliefs of others; respect for law and order; respect for the property of others; respect for authority.

What we make testifies who we are. People can sense care and can sense carelessness. This relates to respect for each other and carelessness is personally offensive.

It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.

Anytime anybody is rude, it makes me double-check my own behavior to make sure I don't do that to other people.

It doesn't worry me what anyone says, except when publicity hurts others.

I think we should all have a responsibility not to affect other people in a negative way.