Lloyd Alexander Quotes

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

He who doesn't consider himself is seldom considerate of others.

In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect.

If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.

We have to teach empathy as we do literacy.

At the end of the day, you have to find the humanity in you in each character.

Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.

I think that I come off as, 'Nothing bothers me, I don't care! I'm funny and sassy.' But I'm deeply sensitive. Not only about myself but to others. Not to pat myself on the back, empathy is a quality I've cultivated over my life. It came naturally to me as a child.

Love is something that we need to learn.

I don't think that one should beat himself or herself over the head if immediately you're not like Jesus Christ or, you know, Gandhi or whoever. But I think the idea is to... to look at those examples and try to... try to operate in a way that every day you live or every interaction you have pushes you further along to operating with that mindset.

We all have to get better as human beings and that's something you can't really get away from.

Try to be a better person everyday.

It's not a very nice thing to not have empathy. I would like to have empathy. In the past I haven't been very empathetic with other people.

People aren't born with kindness, it grows with them.

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.

I know the books that I need to help me to be wiser than my years and be kinder and more compassionate and more patient than I really am.

Simply be the qualities you seek in others.

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.

Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth.

We never know who we are going to be until we are tested, but perhaps we can test ourselves without going to the extremes of war. Perhaps we can be kinder now, live with less now, reach out to others now - and build an inner reserve of a strong identity that will hold us up even when everything else falls away.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

You should think about the world and feel about your heart.

Humility is truth.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit.

Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they 'should' do this or that. Do it by raising your own level of energy and recognizing what's best in others.