Adrienne Clarkson Quotes

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.

It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce; it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet.

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.

My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad.

Instead of showing strangers kindness and giving them the benefit of the doubt, we increasingly show them only fear, and that is bad for us and them.

The fact is, there's good people everywhere. That's what I try and show in my stand-up: good people everywhere. All it takes is one person to mess it up.

I don't court haters. I don't thrive on people not liking things that I do. I treat people the way I want to be treated.

I'm a big believer in human nature.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

I love people. I was born loving people.

People just deserve to be treated with kindness.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.

I'm a good person. I don't wish hateful things on people. I don't hate anybody. I know that I treat people right.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people.

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.

My dad, he is such a soft man. Even if he has these opinions about my boyfriends, he will be the sweetest guy. He will make you feel like you're fascinating and awesome, even if he doesn't like you that much.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

My favorite thing about New York is the people, because I think they're misunderstood. I don't think people realize how kind New York people are.

I really think that most people around the world know how well-intended Americans are.

Everyone responds to kindness.

I never yet heard man or woman much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them, and to transfer the suspicion or dislike to the one who found pleasure in pointing out the defects of another.