Henri Nouwen Quotes

I needed our fans to know they're loved and accepted, and fear isn't the way to go.

I'm really proud of the way that 'Pose' has brought people's families together and touched people's hearts and opened people's minds. It's really incredible to see. It's a show about love and family, and it highlights what it really means to have a family and to be a family and to love your family.

That pains me in my heart to think that someone who is gay would think that I don't love them and care about them.

If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.

I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

We must build relationships, get to know one another's children, open our arms rather than close our hearts.

My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.

Surround yourself with people who are going to support you regardless of what your sexual orientation is, and you can have a beautiful life filled with love.

I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.

I think Jesus was about bringing people together and connecting people in love, hanging out with the people who other people didn't want to hang out with. Spending time with the worst of the worst because He knew those are the people who needed Him most.

My best friends - the people I trust the most - are Catholic, Jewish, African-American, gay, tall, short, blonde... you name it. I love people for their hearts, not their appearance or lifestyle.

In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.

Regardless of whether or how you worship, where you come from or who you love, everyone's individual experience is what makes us stronger as a whole.

With #ChooseKind, you can just do whatever you can to make someone else's day better by including people in something you're doing and by just smiling at people.

It was just normal for me growing up with a family member with severe Down Syndrome. It was completely normal. She was just Auntie Linda. I loved her and she loved me. She had a spirit that was just positive. For me it taught me tolerance and acceptance of all human beings.

We must absolutely take care of one another.

What's so beautiful about Miami is that we support each other. We're just one big family, not just the entertainers, just everyone in general.

When I was a kid, we'd go to the movies, and my parents would reach out to everyone around us in the theater, most of whom could barely afford the movie ticket. They'd hand out popcorn and Milk Duds, strike up conversations with them, lend shoulders to cry on, learn their names, and smile at everyone.

Stay strong. Stay true to yourself and to who you are because there is community out there. It may not be in your town or perhaps even in your family, but you are wanted and you are loved and there are places in the world where you will be safe and supported.

My heart goes out to kids with autism.

I really care about people around me, and I can't live without my family and friends.

A crippled child Said, "How shall I dance?" Let your heart dance We said. Then the invalid said: "How shall I sing?" Let your heart sing We said Then spoke the poor dead thistle, "But I, how shall I dance?" Let your heart fly to the wind We said. Then God spoke from above "How shall I descend from the blue?" Come dance for us here in the light We said. All the valley is dancing Together under the sun, And the heart of him who joins us not Is turned to dust, to dust.

In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.

Once you understand that someone has Tourette and that they can't help their tics, it takes away the distraction. And you can engage your compassion. You feel for them. You embrace them.