Richard Bach Quotes

Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.

What is it that distinguishes you and me from the lower animals - from the beasts? More, I say, than anything else, human sympathy - human sympathy.

All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice - the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows - awaits us within ourselves.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

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

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

I love human beings. I believe that there is so much to learn from every person you meet, including a child.

The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's the only solution I see.

What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity.

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying.

People respond to real problems from the heart.

I want to enlighten the world. We all need it. We need love and light.

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.

I think that the most important thing we have is our ability communicate and love other humans.

Every now and then, I am reminded it's not always about politics. It's about people.

If there isn't an emanation of love and joy, complete presence and openness toward all beings, then it is not enlightenment.

I don't understand why people aren't a little more generous with each other.

If I were God, I'd work on the reach of empathy.

All is love...All is love. With love comes understanding. With understanding comes patience. And then time stops. And everything is now.

The only solution is love.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.