LZ Granderson Quotes

My years as a therapist working with abuse and neglect families taught me at least one important lesson for my own life. Never judge until you can see through the eyes of that person you are judging, and then... never judge.

When we're dealing with the people in our family - no matter how annoying or gross they may be, no matter how self-inflicted their suffering may appear, no matter how afflicted they are with ignorance, prejudice or nose hairs - we give from the deepest parts of ourselves.

Above all, there is Mother. She taught me how to love, how to have respect for other people.

Even if my fellow man has proven faithless time after time, I can at least retain a hope that he will improve, pray for him, and think kindly without frustration and disappointment.

No, I don't believe in tough love. I just believe in love.

This sounds really cheesy and weird, but the pitbull is a sweet animal that just wants love until it's provoked - that's kind of how I've lived my life, too.

People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.

When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.

You just have to forgive them for being men.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice - the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows - awaits us within ourselves.

Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.

I will overlook bad behavior if I know that people's intentions are good. I have this belief that people really can do good things and that people want to be good.

I got a lot of empathy from my mother growing up, and I think it prevented me from ever really just writing people off.

Compassion knows that choosing the higher road in any situation is the most loving option for you.

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.

Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.

The closer people are to the truth, the more tolerant they are of the mistakes of others.

We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.

I am very patient. I take pride in being patient with my husband, my children, my grandchildren.

It's hard lovin' folks sometimes, isn't it?

On this planet, there is no perfection. If you chose to end relationships because of one mistake, you're going to be alone.

I do think that it's unfair to criticise anyone if they are having a bad day.

The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings.

I am constantly nice to people. Sometimes they don't deserve it.