Vanessa Ray Quotes

I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . . There are arrogant people in this world and, what is worse, arrogant judges.

Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.

I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life.

With a little time, and a little more insight, we begin to see both ourselves and our enemies in humbler profiles. We are not really as innocent as we felt when we were first hurt. And we do not usually have a gigantic monster to forgive; we have a weak, needy, and somewhat stupid human being. When you see your enemy and yourself in the weakness and silliness of the humanity you share, you will make the miracle of forgiving a little easier.

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

I've learned a lot. Being more compassionate.

The more that we self-analyze ourselves, the nicer we are to people and to ourselves, and the more we understand each other.

Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself.

Explore your web: the needs, the beliefs, and the emotions that are controlling you so there's more of you to give and so you can appreciate what's driving other people. It's the only way our world's going to change.

Many people excuse their own faults but judge other persons harshly. We should reverse this attitude by excusing others' shortcomings and by harshly examining our own.

The three most difficult things for a human being are not physical feats or intellectual achievements. They are, first, returning love for hate; second, including the excluded; third, admitting that you are wrong.

We shall hurt others less. Isn't it, after all, what you always wanted?

To treat an imperfect brother (or sister) impatiently is to advertise our own imperfections.

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

Keep up a humble sense of your own faults, and that will make you compassionate to others

I have lived a long time, and one thing I have come to see is that one is well served by a degree of both humility and charity when judging the inner workings of another person's heart

Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

Humility is important.

I now see that I never needed to be so mean or cruel.

Connecting with people who are able to maintain a sense of humility is really useful.

A real good artist learns to be a better person through all the changes they've been through. They keep their loving and honesty growing and learn to look at the world and not be full of hatred.

I'll admit that I'm self-centered - all of us are - but I can also be external and giving and listening and empathetic and all that sort of stuff.

I don't want to sound self-righteous, and I don't want to act like I have it all put together.