William P. Young Quotes

It seemed to me that I was put on earth to take care of people. That is what I should be doing, and I never got tired of it.

We love those whom we serve (p. 26)

At times we can be self-absorbed. Lord, help us to open our hearts to others and to serve those who are most vulnerable.

The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.

I don't really have a lot of appropriate feelings for people on an individual basis, but I've always wanted to make people happy.

I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

I love helping people.

Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

I've always had a passion to help people.

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.

One of women's greatest values is compassion.

When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.

You just can't take the doctor out of you.

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.

We are not here in this world to find elegant solutions, pregnant with initiative, or to serve the ways and modes of profitable progress. No, we are here to provide for all those who are weaker and hungrier, more battered and crippled than ourselves. That is our only certain good and great purpose on earth

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

Now Hillary Clinton and I are 'companeros de alma.' And we share this basic belief: it's simple. Do all the good you can and serve one another. Pretty simple.

There's something else that my mother taught me, public service is about service. And, as her daughter, I've had a special window into how she serves. I've seen her holding the hands of mothers, worried about how they'll feed their kids, worried about how they'll get them the healthcare they need.

Generosity is as much showing your vulnerability as it is your passion for something.