Lawrence G. Lovasik Quotes

One can imagine nonviolent or minimally violent ways to reduce or eliminate hatred, but there's no mollifying evil.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

It was never my intention to hurt people's feelings.

I know about forgiving people and loving them anyway, even after they hurt you.

One of the things I found is that the things we want to say for well-intentioned motives often cause more harm than good. People don't need our words. They mainly need our presence, they need our love. And if you come in too quickly with explanations, you may do more harm than good.

You hate evil, but you don't hate the people that do evil. So, hate has to go out the window.

When people mean to be good to you, you don't mind very much when they're not quite—always.

I want to live in a world where people care about others, and try not to hurt others with words or actions.

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives

I'm nice because, when I was growing up, so many people weren't nice to me, and I remember how that felt. And I don't want to make anyone else feel like that. I value nice.

There's some people in this world who you can just love and love and love no matter what.

Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.

So many people want me to hate him and destroy him, but I don't want to. I want him to be happy. He's not a bad person.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humour teaches tolerance, and the humorist, with a smile and perhaps a sigh, is more likely to shrug his shoulders than to condemn.

I firmly believe that usually, the person who hurt you doesn't realize what they've done or how much it hurt you. So, continue to pray for the person or situation that caused your pain and anger. Ask God to give you understanding about why they did what they did.

If the people who hurt us have anger or desperation within them then they suffer. When you see that someone suffers, you might be motivated by a desire to help him not to suffer anymore.

Know that people are doing the best they can from their level of awareness. Accept people for who they are and always be ready to forgive.

If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.

A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.

When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself, "What if you were wrong? How would you want someone to engage with you?"

What in your life allows you to give up to other people, and allows you to forgive others and accept forgiveness.

The best thing you can do for yourself is to accept other people’s behavior and the choices they make. You may not agree with them, you may even wish them to do things differently, but accept it. Just as you would appreciate other people accepting the choices that you make.

We cannot condemn or judge or pass words that will hurt people. We don't know in what way God is appearing to that soul and what God is drawing that soul to; therefore, who are we to condemn anybody?

It is not through judgment that the good in people can be reached, but through love and faith.

Don't treat people the way they treat you. Treat them better.