Richard N. Haass Quotes

I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

Philanthropic work reminds you of everyone's common humanity, and that's really the common denominator for everyone.

If we don't spend our time on this earth looking out for one another, what are we really doing with our lives?

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.

Are we truly being our sisters' keepers? Initially, that dog-eat-dog mentality within us may bark and say that we aren't responsible for other people, but if that was truly the case, then why are we even here? We have so much to offer and give to this world.

The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness.

We must not only preach the doctrine of human rights, we must learn how actually to be our brother’s keeper.

We must use our empowerment for the good of others. We must be our brother’s and sister’s keeper.

Our compassion for one another, and our individual actions to help, is what makes our nation - and our community - great.

I've only ever written about one thing in my life, which is the fact that we, as human beings, have a responsibility to one another and that it's important that we empathize with others, that we organize society so that we all become happier and we all get the life we really want.

As a human, I feel extremely compelled to use my platform and my influence in whatever way for the benefit and not just for my sole benefit.

I have a responsibility to my fellow my community, to my fellow man, and woman. With that said, I create from a place of selfishness, but I'm also cognizant of potential impact on others. And I try to make that impact positive.

One person has a responsibility not just for himself but for inter-relationships with the existences of others and the world.

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

Solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far. On the contrary, it is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say to the good of all and of each individual, because we are all really responsible for all

When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

We all have a responsibility in life to do what we can to help those less fortunate.

We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.

I love people. I was born loving people.