Russell Lynes Quotes

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

I feel like anything I'm doing in life, I try to stay myself and be as honest and true as I can be, you know, and be a nice person. I've always been taught to be kind to people and have an open mind about life.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

When I pontificate, it sounds so, you know, Oh, well, she's preaching. I'm not preaching, but I think maybe I learned it from my animal friends. Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself. I think that keeps you feeling young. I really do.

He who is strong, concedes.

It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.

Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.

A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

I know it sounds cliched, but if we just treated each other as we'd like to be treated ourselves, we'd all be doing a lot better.

It's wrong for a guy to have no personality, no heart. Because I don't care about style or money.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

Jesus said, 'Greater things of these you shall do...' Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

I could be less impatient with people. I sometimes judge by impressions.

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.

I believe the most attractive thing about a guy is his personality and the way he views the world. I'm not into bad boys. I like the sweet sometimes even shy guys.

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

My religious philosophy is kindness. Try to be kind. That's something worth achieving.