Dustin Lance Black Quotes

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

My father is the man that, he will give you what he doesn't have, still. If he has 10 bucks and you need 10 bucks because you're sick or you don't have nothing to eat, he will give you 10 bucks. He will be at zero, but he will help you. That's the kind of man that my father is.

I don't leave home to go help other people live if I'm not modeling that in our home setting.

Being a woman it's my responsibility to be with needy people.

We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance, with their siblings and with kids that are around. They will sooth. If they see somebody else in pain, even the youngest of toddlers will try to reach out and pat the person.

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.

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.

I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.

I've always wanted to make sure people are okay, ever since I was a little girl.

I love being nurturing and caring because I love to see other people happy.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

I am the most helpful and open up doors for everyone and I like to share.

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!

Compassion comes from a choice and not the liberal definition of a choice - the choice to say I can do with a little less so my brother can have a little more.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.

One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.