Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

Remember that I am a human.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

I couldn't kill a fly.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

I'm very human.

I do have a delicate side.

The measure of a decent human being is how he or she treats the defenseless.

I am compelled, because of my faith, to have compassion for the weak and vulnerable in our midst.

I do feel that softness for the vulnerability and the innocence in our world, including my own.

I'm not fond of kicking a man when he's down.

I'm not the type of dude who kicks somebody when they're down.

It's one of them things that no matter how indestructible we look like we are, we're all human at the end of the day. We all got feelings... all of that.

The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.

Heaven help the man who kicks the man who has to crawl.

Where do your greatest dangers lie?--In pity.

Remember that no one ever kicks a dead dog.

The cultivation of compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if our species is to survive.

For Mercy has a human heart Pity, a human face: And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress.

Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.

I stopped caring so much about what people might think if I sung about love and humanity.

You don't leave people who can't defend themselves.

The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're attacking the center of your being.

Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

Before a game, you know, I can take off my helmet, run over there and spend a few moments with someone who is dealing with so much more than I've ever had to deal with and to love on them and care about them and in front of thousands and thousands of people, you know, let them know that they're more important than all of this.