Trent Franks Quotes

I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.

I don't want to just love my family; I want to love all of humanity.

Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.

There are always great deals of humanity in the characters that have been offered to me.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.

Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions.

In my view, the best of humanity is in our exercise of empathy and compassion. It's when we challenge ourselves to walk in the shoes of someone whose pain or plight might seem so different than yours that it's almost incomprehensible.

I don't love great ideas. I love the little human being.

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

I love people, me, I believe in people. I love people too much.

Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.

When you close your eyes to tragedy, you close your eyes to greatness.

My dad's one of my biggest heroes. I also think Paul Newman's an inspiration. I know a lot of people say that, but I love that he's a great role model and a humanitarian. I admire people who don't necessarily want to change the world, but try to make it a better environment.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

If any civilization is to survive, it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject.

South Africans are caring, compassionate and loving people.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

It was a very profound experience, getting in touch with that part of us, in all of us human beings, that is committed beyond yourself to the point of giving everything you have, including your life, for other people, for your fellow man.

Some of his own closeness to nature, his great love for human beings, was passed on by Whitman to all of us who knew and loved him.