Sherwood Anderson Quotes

People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

People must help one another. It is nature's law.

I'm quite shocked and have been for quite a while as for the way people are treating each other. That's why I go out and I speak for the hungry, and if I see somebody needs a hug during the day, I'll go and give them a hug, and I think we should all use a little bit more of that.

We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone.

For what are we born if not to aid one another?

Everyone needs help from everyone else.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

I feel that each and every one of us as individuals has a responsibility to one another. None of us would be here without the help of someone else - whether it be guardians, teachers, parents, relatives, etc. - someone contributed to your well being as a person. We're all connected in so many different ways.

If we don't spend our time on this earth looking out for one another, what are we really doing with our lives?

Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.

If we don't stand up for others, who will be left to stand up for us?

I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence.

Sometimes its nice when people you love need you.

When someone needs help, you help. Right?

When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.

Your neighbor is the man who needs you.

I choose L'Arche; L'Arche chooses me. I would be dead if I weren't here. I need people to love me and care for me.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to.

I cannot live without people. I need to live my life with others.

We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.

The two kinds of people on earth are the people who lift and the people who lean.

If He who in Himself can lack nothing, chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed.

Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need.

The friend is the person whom one is in need of and by whom one is needed.