Henry Rollins Quotes

'Ida' is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It's not a film that deals with an issue as such. It's more universal.

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

There are many reasons for kindness, and religion is just one of them.

Whoever saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind

Courage without compassion can wreak havoc on our civilization.

Forgiveness is a basis for moral and ethical behavior.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

Cruelty is not a literary value.

Kindness and compassion aren't political qualities even though they get politicized.

Humanity is more important to me than talent... if there's a choice to make, I'll go humanity over talent every time.

How you treat the helpless is the real test of morality. Lots of people are flunking that test big time.

What would Jesus, or any human being who isn't an asshole, do?

Mercy surpasses justice.

Love is the supreme value around which all moral values can be integrated into one ethical system valid for the whole of humanity.

It's wrong to hurt even bad people. Because they don't know any better, and because bad people sometimes become good.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

The measure of civilized behavior is compassion.

Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

What is my religion? Simple. Kindness.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The American people have not become heartless.