Bryant H. McGill Quotes

I have empathy; I am humane. I understand human misery.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

Only when the sense of the pain of others begins does man begin.

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

It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.

I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.

In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.

We're a compassionate nation.

Empathy should not be contingent on our proximity to suffering or the likelihood of it happening to us. Rather, it should stem from a disdain that suffering is happening at all.

What makes us different from other species is our capacity for compassion and empathy with the struggles of other people.

I will try and become a very empathetic person because I do think that's a nice trait.

Caring for others is an expression of what it means to be fully human.

There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.

Kindness isn't just a virtue, its a necessity.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.

God damn it, you've got to be kind.

The American people have not become heartless.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

I love mankind; it's people I can't stand.

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.

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'

Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

The problem with compassion is that it is not photogenic.