Lou Reed Quotes

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

I always think you have to show a degree of humanity and sensitivity when you're dealing with people in extreme circumstances.

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.

The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.

It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.

I was brought up to be sympathetic toward others.

There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know.

Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

We could be much more empathic as a society.

I think everybody needs to be more empathetic.

Compassion and empathy are anathema to sports.

I do think that it's unfair to criticise anyone if they are having a bad day.

You can be aware and educated and informed, but you've got to place emphasis on being compassionate, having empathy and understanding.

I'm a person who tries to be compassionate, caring, and warm to every single person I meet.

We should care about each other.

We've got to be kind.

To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold.

When everything else is looking so grim and the world is changing so fast that it's scary, one thing that remains consistent is kindness.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.