Jo Bonner Quotes

I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.

We need to treat the victims of this catastrophe as if they were members of our own family.

It makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

There's no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.

When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

I'll always remember when I bumped into Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on a flight to my mother's funeral in 1994, and how kind she was during that difficult time.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

For example, when my mother died, the people who showed up just to put an apron on to cook, people who really do the right thing, so to speak, as my momma would always say to show that they care, a sense of community that we've lost so much in our country.

We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.

In this age of social media, it is easy to punch out a phrase 'thoughts are with the family' when something bad occurs, and at times, it is insincere.

When we say, 'We're here for you,' we mean it to this point - everything we do, everything we preach, every broadcast we come on, everywhere we minister, everything we say and do is prayed, engineered, designed to minister to the people.

My heart goes out to anyone who suffers, and of course, to their families.

The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer - prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I'm one of them.

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.

Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

He shouldn't be alone at a time like this. This is a special time for me to be around as much as I can. He needs his family and his friends and his fans.

Connecting with the kids is a great joy for me. I love meeting them backstage or at a signing event. I am overwhelmed when I meet kids who struggle with terminal illnesses.

So after being with somebody for any number of days like that, you can't help but feel for them. You can't help them, but you certainly can root for them.

You don't want to diminish anybody's pain and suffering.

The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.